Earth Learning
Glaciers consist of ice crystals, air, water, and rock debris. The most important part of a glacier is the ice crystals. Glaciers can be found wherever it is suitable for snow to collect and survive. There are five types of glaciers: Ice Sheets, Ice Shelves, Ice Fields, Valley Glaciers, and
Earth Learning
Earthquakes are the breaking and cracking of rocks inside the continental plates. They happen when stress builds up in the nearby area. Very few or no earthquakes occur when the plates move slowly but when they move quickly there is a higher possibility of earthquakes. When earthquakes occur they not
Earth Learning
Between each tectonic plate, there are boundaries. All the tectonic plates are always moving towards, against, and away from each other. There are three possibilities when these boundaries collide, convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries. Convergent boundaries occur where two plates are pushing against each other forming mountains. One
Anatomy
There are many muscles in your body, some of them have whacky names like Gluteus Maximus or Trapezius. The bicep is a muscle in your upper arm, this muscle is right above the tricep. The pectoral muscles are located in your chest. The trapezius is located in your upper back
Earth Learning
Tectonic plates on top of the crust are giant plates of land that fit together like puzzle pieces. When two tectonic plates collide these events can happen: folding, faulting, dip slips, and strike slips. Folding is when two plates push against each other. This creates a massive bulge that sends
Biology
There are four layers in the rain forests: Emergent Layer The tallest trees are in the emergent layer, they receive the most amount of sunlight but have to endure low winds, very little humidity, etc. Canopy Layer The broad, irregular crowns of these trees form a tight, continuous canopy 60
Anatomy
In your body, there are many types of joints such as hinge joints, ball and socket joints, pivot joints, ellipsoid joints, and gliding joints. The hinge joint is in your knees and the middle and top segments of your fingers. They can only move back and forth. Ball and socket
Earth Learning
The Earth is split up into tectonic plates. The tectonic plates are like the skin of our planet. When two of these plates rub together there form volcanos or a violent earthquake occur. Some scientists believe that back in the day there was only one tectonic plate: Pangea. These scientists
Earth Learning
The earth is made of 4 different layers that each has their own roles, the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core also known as the core. The crust of the earth is the top layer and is only about 60 km thick. The crust is the
Earth Learning
Alluvial Fan: A large, fan-shaped pile of sediment forming at the base of narrow canyons. Alluvium: Gravel, silt, and clay deposited by streams. Arroyo: A dry desert gully. Dunes: Mounds of loose grains of sand piled up by the wind. Mesa: Broad flat-topped hill. Pediment: A gently sloping surface usually
Ancient History
The ancient Egyptians were grouped in a hierarchical system. The most important person was the Pharaoh, then the vizier who advised the king, nobles and priests, the soldiers and scribes, the craftsmen, then the farmers and slaves. The Egyptians did not take prisoners except in battle, those prisoners were known
Oceanography
The study of oceanography started when people wanted to know how to make their boats fare better at sea. Different people wanted to do different things with their ships. The Chinese built inland waterways, the Vikings learned how to build strong, fast ships so that they could raid the coasts,