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    Spot. Neptune’s orbit has a significant effect on the region beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper belt is a series of icy objects that reach far beyond Pluto. The Kuiper Belt is home to at least three dwarf planets: Pluto, Haumea and Makemake. What’s the temperature like? Temperatures on Neptune average -373 F. How many moons does it

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    Stony sentry’s, carved years ago by Polynesian craftsmen, gaze over one of the most remote places in the world. With their land enlarged by overuse, islanders now draw on a revival of their culture to attract visitors. I intend to tell about this small island off the coast of Chile named Easter Island. Easter Island, submerged volcanic mountain range in the eastern Pacific Ocean, is located 500 miles South of the Tropic of Capricorn, and 2,200 miles West of Chile. This area is located were

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    The Kuiper Belt

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    Eris. It was the discovery of Eris which has its own moon that led to Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet rather than the ninth planet in our solar system. In 2008 two more objects categorized as dwarf planets were discovered. One is named Makemake after the Polynesian creation god and the other is named Haumea after the Hawaiian goddess of fertility and childbirth. The distance from Earth and the small size of the objects in the Kuiper Belt make them very difficult to see and study. To get

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    “In the known universe, size matters” (Known Universe: The Biggest and Smallest). The National Geographic documentary Known Universe: The Biggest and Smallest explores how size shapes our universe from the largest stars to the miniscule atom. Through discussing topics such as the reclassification of Pluto, Kepler space mission, and particle colliders, the documentary helped inform and motivate me to search for up-to-date information on these topics. Alternatively, the documentary does well to visualize

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    the sun, they would be: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The closest planetary framework is Alpha Centauri which is 4.37 light years away. As specified before the midget planets and they are: Cereces, Pluto, Humea, Makemake, and Eris. The orbital rate of our earth 's planetary group is as of now recorded as being 220km/s, and the orbital period is 220-250 MY. Our seeing about the universe and our spot in it has changed about whether. New data can make us reevaluate

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    To fully comprehend the cause and effect of collapse and the factors that play into it, one must first understand the definition. Collapse is the counterpart of sustainability; if a society creates a non-sustainable way of life then collapse will occur. Sustainability can be defined as the ability to adapt and progress as a civilization economically, ecologically and socially and thus collapse is the inability to adapt effectively in these areas (Thiele). Moreover, although a full-fledge collapse

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    1) Symbolic forms are of vital importance in the social studies not only as an object and/or occurrence, whether naturally occurring or not, but it is also of significance in the socio-contextual situation in which it is received. These symbolic forms can appear as actions and expressions, conversations, a variety of artifacts- artifact being defined as an object made by a human being, typically holds cultural or historical significance – and texts. (Thompson, 1990, pg. 122) (http://www.oxforddictionaries

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    Since ancient times, the universe had captivated people’s imagination and curiosity. With the limitation on technology, early sky watchers were only capable of classifying objects they observed as either a star or a planet. During the twentieth century, with advancement in telescopes to see further into space with more accurate details, scientists were able to find numerous stars and planet like objects within the solar system. Scientists had no trouble classifying objects such as Uranus and Neptune

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