Earth Sciences & Geology (Science & Mathematics) - July 2006

Trilobites have unique eyes formed from calcite prisms. I heard a rumor that some of these lenses are so well presevered that they could be used for camera lenses.

2006-07-27 14:16:11 · 3 answers · asked by xcaptain_kennedyx 2

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I'm visiting Wisconsin for the first time since I began my geology studies. What formations should I see?

2006-07-27 14:05:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Need help identifying this rock!?

ive been finding a lot of interesting little rocks on the beach (southern maine usa). their size ranges from penny-size to the size of a roll of scotch tape. i can always fit them in my hand. theyre always black. the rocks are shiny/glassy; sometimes theyve been worn down by the beach and are a little coarse, but if i break them open its always very shiny. there are no hard edges, theyre generally smooth. very light and soft: i go to hit one with a hammer and its smashes into powder. no holes, no grains or crystals, no layers, no smell: its just black, glassy rocks. at first i thought they were some kind of burnt wood, charcoal, but theyre too hard. then i thought it might be some kind of space rock: it looks like shiny space-rock, but its much too light and soft, no metal inside. ive been looking it up on the net, following these charts and it keeps coming up as (and looks like) obsidian, but its way too light and soft! i have no idea what it is! ask for specific details!

2006-07-27 13:52:38 · 10 answers · asked by myname 2

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What are the effects of Global Warming?

What are some of the effects of Global warming and what can we do to slow down the process?

2006-07-27 13:49:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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is the world going to end soon?

2006-07-27 13:45:35 · 18 answers · asked by lovesbettiepage 1

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shooting star?

About an hour ago whilst i was outside having a cig. I Iooked into the sky for no apparent reason and seen a shooting star!! Can anyone tell me is there a meaning to this?

2006-07-27 12:42:10 · 21 answers · asked by fairylandk 3

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Was there a hurricane or tropical storm named after u?

cuzz there was 3 tropical storms and 2 hurricanes named after me

2006-07-27 12:21:47 · 8 answers · asked by I Love Joseph Jonas 1

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Pollution & Wars is there a relation?

What effect do you think that planes, bombs and misssles have on the envrironment? All that smoke can't be good.

2006-07-27 12:17:17 · 2 answers · asked by LeBlanc 6

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What do you think will happen to the Midwest if the New Madrid Fault does the earthquake thing?

I have read stuff about what happened in 1811 till 1812, and it wasn't just one big quake, it was over and over, almost daily!! It sounds like the San Andreas fault would be a tea party compared to going through what happened to them. There just wasn't the dense population to react to it like there was in San Francisco, etc. It was in Missouri and rang church bells in Boston! It created Realfoot Lake. What would happen now ?

2006-07-27 12:03:17 · 8 answers · asked by NANCY K 6

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What does lake water taste like?

Anyone who grew up around a lake, do you remember what the water tastes/smells like? I grew up on the lake, and now need those sensory memories for a descriptive paper. I know lakes have that distinctive "lake" smell, and the water tastes like... the lake.. but what is that?

2006-07-27 09:53:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

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In theory, what would happen to it's inhabitants if the Earth just stopped spinning?

2006-07-27 08:26:16 · 12 answers · asked by aggies_2011 2

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why is globle warming happening?

floods, hurricans, tornado, ect.

2006-07-27 08:00:10 · 10 answers · asked by anita_delg 2

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If salt continues to be deposited in the ocean but never leaves, will the oceans eventually become more salty?

2006-07-27 07:10:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

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explain why gneiss is not converted back to shale as temperature and pressure decrease?

2006-07-27 06:14:57 · 8 answers · asked by dat dude 1

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Could volcanic erruptions cause an ice age?

If global warming is a result of geophysical factors ocurring within the Milankovitch cycle when strata volcano weren't extinct but caused the last ice age is there a chance that strata volcanos might errupt again under the same geodetic position and climate conditions?.

2006-07-27 05:59:04 · 7 answers · asked by pnack@sbcglobal.net 1

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What is the total magnetic energy in joules that the Earth produces?

2006-07-27 04:10:57 · 1 answers · asked by goring 6

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What happens to the shells of invertebrates in the deep water of ocean basins?

Deep water in the ocean basins is cold and has a substantial component of dissolved carbon dioxide gas. What happens to the shells of invertebrates after critters die and the shells settle into this very deep water? a.) silicate shells increase in mass b.) silicate shells dissolve c.) calcite shells increase in mass d.) calcite shells dissolve

2006-07-27 03:55:16 · 7 answers · asked by erin h 1

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Earth Crust Dispacement Theory" - is it happening?

Does anybody else beleive the dreaded ECDT is actually happening. The predicted time for the full mantle to shift is sometime close after 2015. With the shift in the floor of the Red Sea of 26ft (or is it meters) and all the other tsunami causing shifts that are going on it certainly points in that diection. The Three Gorges Dam is not helping at all, it is like putting a lead weight on the one side of a balanced spinning top. Only one thing will happen it will wobble off kilter. Earth crust displacement here we come.

2006-07-27 03:36:41 · 6 answers · asked by PsiKnight9 3

Earth Sciences & Geology - July 2006