Nature Essays

0. Introduction The following case study is based on the attached excel sheet, which has been set up in a dynamic approach. This means that the four underlying scenarios (25 years with and without tax and 15 years with and without tax) are linked to separate sheets, which enables the …

Renewable and sustainable energy sources are hot topics and headline current event news sources on a regular basis. Many organizations specializing in these types of energy resources put in a lot of research into finding new ways to accommodate the world with energy. The Kyoto Treaty (United Nations, 2010) is …

A. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) plants grow abundantly here in the Philippines. They can be easily found on the bodies of water like rivers and lakes. They are problems in our community because they clog our rivers resulting to flood. They also block the sunlight, killing …

Sustainability is the improvement on the quality of life while living within the Earths carrying capacities. Sustainable development in urban areas are increasing due to people realising that today’s quality of life is in need of an improvement, doing this sustainably will improve situations of today in a way that …

Global warming is not a 20th century phenomenon. It has, in fact, occurred in the past more than once, along with periods of extreme cold known as the ice ages. With so much written and reported about global warming, sometimes it’s difficult to detect which is fact and which is …

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending on various cultural definitions, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have different classifications according to how and of what the forest …

The light from a glow stick will extinguish more quickly at higher temperatures because temperature affects the rate of the chemical reaction. Question: Will a glow stick extinguish more quickly while in a higher temperature? Purpose: To determine if a glow stick will die out quicker in a cold temperature …

Gelatine is a clear, colorless, brittle (when dry), flavourless solid substance, derived from the collagen inside the skin and bones of animals. Substances containing gelatine or functioning in a similar way are called gelatinous. gelatine is an irreversibly hydrolysed form of collagen. It is found in some gummy candies as …

Zinn’s point of his writing in chapter 3 is that human ‘violent nature’ is usually by the up brining of the individual. The one consistent in Zinn’s writing with this chapter is: Are we supposed to blame war on human nature? Is the government the be-all-end-all when it comes to …

Transpiration is the loss of water from a plant, mainly through the stomata of leaves. Darkness, internal water deficit, and extremes of temperature tend to close stomata and decrease transpiration; illumination, ample water supply, and optimum temperature cause stomata to open and increase transpiration. Its exact significance is disputed; its …