Essays Tagged: "water level"

Trench Warfare

less night, the fear of an attack always running in the soldiers heads.The trenches used to be full water after rain; the water level was sometimes up to the soldier's knees. This caused, after the wa ...

(1 pages) 46 2 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

"Dynamics of community assembly, disassembly, and reassembly in a neotropical floodplain river"

ended on environmental changes and its ecosystem. For example, the natural environment diversity of water level and fish stimulus changed from month to month. In January of 1999, the concentration of ... ulus changed from month to month. In January of 1999, the concentration of water is low, in May the water starts to rise, through July to September there is a high concentration of water and finally i ...

(1 pages) 36 1 2.3 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Freshwater aquatic systems.

etlandWetland: A wetland is defined as an area that is seasonally or permanently covered by shallow water, and can be either saltwater or freshwater. The soils are water-saturated, making it ideal for ... er-tolerant plants to live in. Some wetlands serve as an ecotone (transitional zone) between deeper waters and land systems. Wetlands are found in the peripheries of rivers/streams/lakes/ponds OR open ...

(12 pages) 97 0 4.6 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Explains history and simple properties of Density. Relates to a science project on why some crayons float and some sink using the scientific method.

bathtub and ran down the street naked yelling "Eureka," which means "I found it," the principles of water displacement and buoyancy have been understood. In order to determine that King Heiro's crown ... ith gold, Archimedes needed two measurements, volume and density.When a solid object is immersed in water, it moves the same amount of water that it occupies as a solid object. The space that somethin ...

(2 pages) 57 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Essay about the effects of Global Warmin on Canadian Economy and what are the causes for the increase in Global Warming the past few years.

western Ontario will retreat by as much as six km because of increased evaporation and drought.*The water level in the St. Lawrence Seaway system will drop by as much as one meter, but increased dredg ... ne meter, but increased dredging costs could be offset by a longer season and reduced ice breaking.*Water levels in the Great Lakes will drop by as much as 2.5 meters, putting some fish spawning groun ...

(3 pages) 99 0 4.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Issues concerning wetlands, particularly in Australia.

The term 'wetlands' covers a wide range of water based environments. They can be natural or man made, although most people think of natural env ... e of the range of different types. One, broad definition of a wetland is 'an area of land where the water level remains near or above the surface of the ground for most of the year'. Some examples of ... ses and rivers. Man made wetlands include things like dams, artificial lakes, sewage ponds and stormwater retention basins.Some wetlands cycle through 'wet phases' and 'dry phases' classified by wethe ...

(2 pages) 38 0 4.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Demostrating Osmosis - Science Probe 10

Aim: To demonstrate osmosis.Prediction: I think that the water in the tube will rise, due to osmosis.Materials: Two 1 litre beakers, clamp stand, two glass t ... s tubes, elastic bands, two pieces of dialysis tubing, sugar syrup, food coloring.Observations: The water level of the tube went up over time. The water seeped through the tubing and all of the water ... 20 - 3212:30 - 37Conclusion: Osmosis did occur in this lab, and it occurred too well, as all of the water turned blue.Questions:1. a) The level of liquid in the glass tube went up as osmosis occurredb ...

(1 pages) 1582 0 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The Australian Outback

s do not stop for kangaroos, cattle or tourists.5. Lake Torrens BirteHere you see Lake Torrens. The water level varys a lot. When it′s very dry the water evaporte nearly complete. After rain the ... one, two or even more hours for arriving at their next neighbours. On a outback farm, there are big watertanks and the children often have their own horses.Back on Stuart Highway we reach Alice Spring ...

(5 pages) 39 0 4.6 Aug/2007

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Early Native Americans

land bridge into North America, most probably following migrating animals. As the Ice Age ended the water level rose again causing the land bridge to be submerged once again in the ocean, thus leaving ...

(6 pages) 49 0 5.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

What came first thought or lan

. This iceberg has only a fraction of all the information and thoughts stored in the mind above the water level, on the surface of consciousness, but by far the biggest part of it is hidden underwater ...

(2 pages) 1037 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The Panama Canal

n by the engineers and decided to dam and divert the Chagres River. The Chagres grew to a monstrous water level and problems began. The equipment and workers started getting buried in mud. Then, disea ...

(3 pages) 28 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Global Warming

bears, walrus's, and penguins would lose there home and food supply. The melting ice caps raise the water level which can be damaging for coastal areas. Global warming also increases insect borne dise ... mall number of years. The seas are heating up and help accelerate the rate of sea level rising. Saltwater intrusion will become a greater problem affecting drinking water and food production. Believe ...

(6 pages) 49 0 3.7 Apr/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Reynolds Experiment

s the device for introducing a streak of dye into the trumpet, while a float and dial indicated the water-level in the tank and hence the volume being discharged through the glass tube. The experiment ... discharged through the glass tube. The experiment, made in 1880, consisted of filling the tank with water, allowing several hours for conditions to become steady, then opening the valve, at first only ...

(8 pages) 13 0 5.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Chemical Engineering