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that lunar processes are much less varied and dynamic than those of the Earth. The most important source of lunar surface alteration, at least over the last three billion years, is evidenced by the Moon’s heavily pocked and cratered surface. The Moon is continuously bombarded by external objects ranging in size from small specks of dust to giant bodies tens of kilometers in diameter. These impacts are governed primarily by gravity as the solar system continues to evolve. Celestial bodies within

current time. Pangu gradually got weaker after he separated heaven and the earth. After he died his body turned into all the things in the universe. His left eye became the sun and his right eye, the moon. The protruded parts in his body turned out to be high mountains and his blood became rivers. His muscle became the soil field, and his hair and beard

inner self as his parents push two family names on him. In Anaya Rudolfo’s novel Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio is ultimately a mixture between a Marez and a Luna, as seen through the juxtaposition between the symbols of the moon and the sea, as well as God and the Golden Carp. The moon that represents the Luna family, and sea which connects to the Marez, are forces which push Antonio to make his final decision about family. In the beginning, Antonio tries his hardest to please both of his parents by

west coast, at sunset, the sun looks like it is sinking into the water. Fall: Autumn is the time of year when the temperature starts to cool. Water doesn’t always have to be cool, but many ancients thought of water as a cool element. Most lakes, rivers, and oceans are very cold in their natural states. Autumn is also the time of the year when plants begin to turn inward and prepare for winter. Water is the element associated with the subconscious, so it makes sense to associate fall with water

help Alaskan Council predict daylight hours for tourist travelling to watch their Bore Tide. A Bore Tide is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travels up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the river or bay's current. Anchorage, Alaska is known for its famous Bore Tides. These bore tides occur at least once a day during high and low tide. Yet, health warnings are applied to viewing bore tides during low tide. Tourists have

Apollo continues to improve itself. The last mission being launched with Apollo 17 on December seventeenth, in the year 1972. Even after all had been said and done with launching men to the moon, Apollo’s improvements to science and technology has been more than a blessing from the data that came from the Moon landings, such as discovering the origin of our entire solar system. Soon, Spin-off technology had been developed, followed by wealth, new products, and ideas that made life safe, easy, and

Our world is filled with countless different societies. Within each society, they have their own tradition and myths that are special to them. These myths could be significantly different or share connections with another. Considering indigenous groups, many of these groups have many common aspects that are shared between tribes around but not so much with communities from outer world. The Warao tribe in the Amazon, have interesting stories of what they believe in. After comparing the traditional

flung flesh H. tribes sprung up I. blood-      Nez Perce XV Wappo Legend A. flooded earth B. hawk and coyote alone C. create people from feathers D. ask Old man moon 1. talk 2. movement 3. laughter 4. walk eat XVI Tsimshian A. raven pities dark world B. transformed to a cedar leaf C. dropped in stream D. swallowed by chief’s daughter E. gave birth to raven F. played with the box that held daylight G

Culture Astronomy Joella L. Cain UMUC Ancient Egyptian Astronomy vs. Mayan Culture Astronomy Astronomy is probably the most ancient natural science in the history of the world. It is the study of celestial objects, such as planets, moons, stars, galaxies, and comets; in terms of mathematics, psychics, and chemistry. Earlier civilization studied astronomy by observations, whereas, now the focus is more on the physics and chemistry of the celestial bodies. Humans have evolved to become

Answers: "The basic definition of a tide is a very long period wave that moves through the ocean in response to the forces exerted on it by the moon and the sun. High tide is when the crest of the wave reaches a particular location. Low tide is when the trough of the wave reaches a particular location. Tidal range is the distance between high and low tides. Flood current is the incoming tide whereas ebb current is the outgoing tide. The strongest flood and ebb currents occur before or near high