VOLCANOS, SUBDUCTION CONVEYORS, & METAMORPHIC ROCKS

VOLCANOS, SUBDUCTION CONVEYORS, & METAMORPHIC ROCKS

THEM ROCKS BE CHANGING. METAMORPHIC ROCKS ARE CHANGED UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURES. Metamorphic minerals form only at the high temperatures and pressures associated with metamorphism. These minerals, known as index minerals, include sillimanite, kyanite,...
WAS IT A SNOWBALL, OR WAS IT MOSTLY ICE AND SLUSH?

WAS IT A SNOWBALL, OR WAS IT MOSTLY ICE AND SLUSH?

An ice age is a period of colder global temperatures and recurring glacial expansion capable of lasting hundreds of millions of years. Earth’s climate alternates between ice ages and greenhouse periods, during which there are no glaciers on the planet. An ice...
THE CHEMISTRY OF THE OCEANS AND THE ATMOSPHERE

THE CHEMISTRY OF THE OCEANS AND THE ATMOSPHERE

The waters of the ocean are the universal solvent. Water can weather down a mountain range into a pile of sand.  It covers 75% of the earth’s surface.  The mass of the ocean is 97% water.  The other 3% is dissolved ions, is mostly chloride and sodium along with...
ALL LIVING ORGANISMS ON EARTH ARE CARBON-BASED

ALL LIVING ORGANISMS ON EARTH ARE CARBON-BASED

THE LAW THAT CONTROLS ALL PARTICLE INTERACTIONS IS THIS: ALL THINGS ARE TRIUNE, WITH BINARY INTERACTIVES. THIS IS THE LINKAGE BETWEEN MATTER AND FORCE-CARRYING PARTICLES. THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE PARTICLE ZOO IS CONTROLLED BY FERMIONS AND BOSONS.  THE REALITY OF HOW...
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU, AND AROUND YOU TOO!

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU, AND AROUND YOU TOO!

The strong nuclear force holds atoms together. It is the most potent particle force, with a short range of one-half of an atom. The electromagnetic force is weak but has a galaxy-wide range. The weak force is unbelievably soft. Its range is 1/100th of an atom. Gravity...