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Earthworms Earthworms are classified as Annelida. Annelida mean little rings which refers to the many segments in their body. The structure of an earthworms body is made up of more than one hundred segments separated by partitions that divide the coelum. All segments are identical except by the anterior and posterior ends. The anterior segments…

This was the major question proposed during the late 1980’s. What was the future of NASA going to be after this terrible disaster? Would there be enough funding for the continuation of the United States Space Program? This Challenger explosion was one of the major catastrophes of the entire Space Program since the beginning of…

And wrinkled, yet the words “no fear” were plainly visible. “You go in.” he said, looking at the cool refreshing water. “Sure I went in.” The man said as he lay back down, and placed his book back into reading position. “Hey Olin,” a voice said coming from the water. Olin looked toward the teenage…

Radon is an element that is on the periodic table of elements. It is a member of the family called the noble gases, which is group number 18. Radon is a gas. It is a gas at 298 k. it is the heaviest known mononuclear gas at that temperature. Radon is also colorless. When it…

Not all animals have lungs. Many animals live in environments where lungs would be efficient enough for survival. Gills are another type of respiratory system, which are very efficient at removing oxygen from water: there is only 1/20 the amount of oxygen present in water as in the same volume of air. Gills greatly increase…

Oxygen, symbol O, colorless, odorless, tasteless, slightly magnetic gaseous element. On earth, oxygen is more abundant than any other element. Oxygen was discovered in 1774 by the British chemist Joseph Priestley and, independently, by the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele; it was shown to be an elemental gas by the French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier…

Many people assume that water is an unlimited natural resource. Is this true? Although water appears abundant, recent circumstances indicate that it is seriously vulnerable to pollution and depletion. Throughout this essay we will examine what ground water is, how it is important in the water cycle, how its contamination can affect us, and what…

It is obvious to me that the laws of physics can be applied to the game of football. However, The Detroit Lions may be unaware of this fact. With there current 0-12 record they are on a losing streak that could be placed in the record books. No team has ever lost every single football…

In the book, Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America, shows many different aspects of engineers and their lives. The stories that are told help the reader to better understand the practice of civil engineering.During the time period of the story, there are two engineers who contribute to a…

It is produced by saponification of animal fats. Soaps are mainly used for bathing cleaning and washing. They also used in spinning of textile and as essential and significant of lubricating Grease. The modern soap production process is mainly based on fatty acid neutralization or fat saponification. Synthetic detergent is the main component of washing…