3.5.5 Biological indicators A great many biological species and individuals occur in normal streams. These often differ markedly in their sensitivity to environmental factors, and likewise the tolerances of various species to different types of pollution vary considerably. The major groups of organisms that have been used as indicators of environmental pollution include bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae, higher plants, macroinvertebrates and fish. The benthic 'bottom living' macroinvertebrates are particularly suitable a
2.7 Infiltration Entry of precipitation through the soil surface and on downwards, by gravity, is known as infiltration. The rate at which this process can take place is governed by the permeability (a measure of the ease with which water can flow through the subsurface layer) and by the existing degree of saturation of the soil. Infiltration can be impeded by outcropping impermeable rocks or by paved areas, and also by the presence of finegrained soils with a low permeability (such as clay). At certain times
3.4.5 Fretting fatigue An additional possibility was considered. It was known that there was significant movement of the bridge during passage of traffic, because users had noticed it many times when crossing. The joints would thus have been subjected to rotary motion around the pin in order to accommodate such vibrations. Could these have caused fatigue crack growth at the bearing surfaces? Contact between a circular and a flat plate creates so-called Hertzian stresses at the contact zone: compressive at the
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2.1 The bankrupt monarchy The immediate cause of the Revolution was that the French monarchy faced imminent bankruptcy. (This was partly because of the enormous sums it had spent assisting the American Revolution between 1778 and 1781 in order to discomfort the traditional enemy, Britain.) Neither nobility nor clergy paid direct tax. Without the consent of the established orders of society to a reorganization of the tax burden so as to restore its finances, the government could no longer function. Successive ministers
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2 Reflection on mathematics Mathematics is a subject about which people have strong views, and these can be negative, positive, or a combination of the two. Our own experience, as tutors and students of mathematics, is that mathematics is often seen by others as something that ‘isn't for me’, and one where beliefs and feelings, especially worry and even fear, can be strong, as a result of previous unhappy experiences. We have written this section to help you to look at your mathematical background, so that you can u
1 Your worries and concerns with charts, graphs and tables Do you sometimes feel that you do not fully understand the way that numbers are presented in course materials, newspaper articles and other published material? What do you consider are your main worries and concerns about your ability to understand and interpret graphs, charts and tables? Spend a few minutes writing these down before you read on. One student has said: I am never quite sure that I The matter of being: knowing bodies and 'mental' health Time-lapse movie of a Föhn wave Curious George Helps to Teach about Backyard Bugs Education Quiz Fact Families Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss processes upon and within, and internal structure of, differentiated icy bodies (primarily large satellites) in comparison with the terrestrial planets describe the conditions that may be required to originate and foster life in an icy body and discuss the likelihood of their having occurred recognise the moral and ethical issues of landing spacecraft on potential life-bearing worlds and app Tracking Sunspots East Side Public Square, Jacksonville, Alabama Foy Student Union Building, Auburn University 1
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Time lapsed photography of a Fohn Wave. A Fohn Wave is a cloud form created by atmospheric standing waves. These waves are created as stable air flows over a mountain range, and can either form above or in the lee of the range. As an air mass travels through the wave, it undergoes repeated uplift and descent. This video has no sound. Run time 01:38.
The children head to the back yard in search of bugs. They turn over rocks and find a centipede, slug, and pill bug. By looking at the critters, they learn how they live and what they do.
Think you know what is going on in schools across the country? NCES conducts surveys with schools, organizations and individuals all over the United States. After collecting the information we publish the results. Data collections are done by mail, phone, and via the Web. The questions below come from many NCES surveys. Read the questions, select your answer, and click on the "Evaluate Answers" button at the end to see your score! To start over, select the "Choose Again" button (at the end). The
Students learn to write fact family problems. Fact families all use the same number. Using a whole, part, part mat, students use cube trains to write two different addition problems using the same numbers- 2, 8 and 10 (2+8=10, 8+2=10). For the subtraction problems, students use the same cube trains but start with the whole (10) and then break it down into the two parts (2, 8). Write the subtraction sentences with the same numbers- 2, 8 and 10 (10-8=2, 10-2=8).
You are about ready to start observing and tracking sunspots across the Sun using real images. You can then use this information to determine the rate of the Sun’s rotation.
This image is a black and white photograph of the east side of the public square in Jacksonville, Ala.
This image is a color aerial photograph of Foy Student Union, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., named for former Auburn University Dean of Students James Foy. Postcard text: (back) Auburn Union, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Provides offices, meeting rooms, an auditorium, recreation areas and a cafeteria for students and faculty.
