Geological Time.

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1. The Era known as the age of the dinosaurs was the mesozoic era.

2. The carboniferous period.

3. The ordovician period.

4. The holocene epoch.

5. The permian extinction.

6.The Pleistone period.

7. era, period, epoch

Florida's Sinkholes.

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1. Common in limestone regions sinkholes are usually formed by the dissolving of groundwater or the seeping of above ground streams into the limestone. Causing cracks or fractures in subterranean rock. The collapse of cave roofs can also cause large sinkholes.

2. it is the result of water main and storm pipes that have been separated or broken irrigations systems.

3. They start to get more unstable, get bigger, and more form.

4. The sinkhole could have harmful waste in it.

Nashville Floods.

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1. What caused the flooding was the rising of the Cumberland River, overflowing from two days of drenching thunderstorms.

2. The Cumberland River was 5o feet above what it normally is.

3. Nashvilles water treatment plants were submerged under water. So pumping water didn't work. They had people lower the consumption of water...and it didn't work either.

Oil Disaster in the Gulf.

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1. It caught fire and exploded.

2. The coast of New Orleans and the coast of The Gulf Of Mexico.

3. It kills the animals, pollution, and causes fires.

4.Bigger than football feilds.

5. They are trying to put a big dome over it to stop it from leaking and going onto the shore. No success because it is crystalizing.

Windspires.

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Grosse Pointe North should not raise money to to install a Windspire because we are all still trying to raise money for the Drama and Sports programs. It costs lots of money and takes alot of time and help from other people to get this set up.

Some neighbors might react in a negative way. They may complain that it's getting in the way or that it is too much money and it annoys them. Other neighbors might actually like it and think it is a good idea.

Windspires would help with the needs of our house because we use lots of electricity and with the windspire it will lower the bill a little and be better for the environment.

Kenbecott or Not?

opposed to mine:

1. AMD is Acid Mine Drainage. It is caused from creating a brew of toxic heavy metals.

2. There are concerns on how it is effecting the environment, the economy, and the community.

support of the mine:

3.before building a new water-treatment plant to meet the state and federal water discharge quality standards. Humboldt’s millworks will be upgraded or replaced.

4. It will bring full time jobs with good wages, to help the economy.

Kennecott's Plan:

5. They will use the sub-aqueous disposal method. It permanently places tailings underwater so it prevents oxidation and harms animals or causes an other environmental issues.

Iceland Volcano.

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1. The plate tectonics could have caused a small earthquake and shook the volcano causing it to erupt.

2. Because it is all ash and you can't fly a plane through the ash. It messes up the engine.

3. The air is all polluted and ashy.

4. Because of the distance between the effected area, and the united states is far.