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Alfred Wegener
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What happenes when two continental shelves move apart?
A big hole in the floor, i dont think it has ever happened in the history of man, it would probabley end in the resculpturing of the planet
What does whakatane mean in maori?
*The name "Whakatane" (act like a man) commemorates an incident occurring after the arrival of the Mataatua. The men had gone ashore and the canoe began to drift. Wairaka, a chieftainess, said "Kia Whakatāne au i ahau" ("I will act like a man"), and commenced to paddle (which women were not allowed to do), and with the help of the other women saved the canoe. *Info found on this site
Definition of mountain man?
There are mainly two kinds of mountains, namely fold mountains and block mountains. Fold mountains are formed when a continental plate collides with either another continental plate or an oceanic plate. One example of a continental-continental collision is the collision of the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate, forming the Himalayas fold mountains range which contains Mt. Everest and K2. One example of a oceanic continental collision is the collision of the Nazca plate and the South American plate, forming the Andes mountains. ---- Block mountains are formed when two plate diverge from each other and sink downwards, leaving a highland in the middle of them. That is a block mountain. You might find this useful, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountains.
How is an ocean different from a continent and an island?
An ocean is an extremely large body of water, seven of which are on Earth. A continent is a part of the Earth's crust that moves around on the convection currents of the mantle. An island is a piece of land raised above the water.
Explain type one error in the null hypothesis?
See link. My answer goes a bit beyond your question. If the null hypothesis is right (which is our initial assumption is correct), then we should of course accept it. If our data has convinced us to reject the null hypotheis, that is in actuality correct, we have committed a type 1 error. This is a valid definition both in life situation and in statistical hypothesis testing. It is the a question of how much data do you need to convince you to change an opinion (a prior assumption). Type 1 errors are committed when people jump to conclusions based on little data. In situations where it is better to be extra cautious, such as a smoke detector goes off, that we need little data to change our initial opinion (building not on fire), because the harm in a type 1 error is far outweighed by the good if the alternative hypothesis is true (building on fire!). So fire alarm goes off and we leave the building. Type 2 errors is when you need a lot of convincing before you change your opinion, or you fail to reject the null hypothesis (building not on fire) when it is false (alternative hypothesis, building on fire). In the fire, you don't leave until you see more data, ie. flames. Big mistake if there's no time left to leave. The swine flu epidemic offers an excellent example where type 1 errors (false positives) are much preferred over type 2 errors (false negatives). Are Type 2 error consequences worse? No. Suppose you are on trial. You would hope that the jurors would minimize type 1 error as they are suppose to do, at the risk of committing a type 2 error (free a guilty man).
What does the Theory of Continental Drift?
the movement of the continent i :-)
Tuzo Wilson was responsible for the theory of continental drift?
no, Alfred Wegener is the man responsible for this theory.
What was Wegners major contribution to scientific knowledge?
Wegner was the man who established the theory of "continental drift" in 1912
What is a example of longshored drift?
is he a drift man ? are they just drift into the class
Which football club pioneered floodlights?
Man City I think
What is the family name of the man named George who pioneered symbolic logic?
The man's name was George Boole.
Who is the man who pioneered the idea of communism?
The idea of a society without social classes and private ownership began in Ancient Greece but not by a single man
Which man pioneered the use of photography in an American war?
There was more than one man that pioneered photography during the American Civil War. Photographers included Andrew Russell, Mathew Brady, George Barnard, and John Reekie for the Union and George Cook and Robert Smith for the South.
What type of scientist was Alfred Wegener?
He was a man who made up the theory of continental drift. The Theroy was that at one point in history, all the continents were lined up together like a crude jijsaw puzzle, which he called Pangea.
What should be identified in a scientific hypothesis?
If the hypothesis is not in accordance with premises we should regard it to be false. (For example when a killed man wears summer clothes we can create a hypothesis that he wanted to go south. But there is no luggage with him which indicates the falsity of this hypothesis.)
Is the continental divide man-made?
natraul
What man was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army in the revolution?
George Washington
