Is the Washington Monument a pyramid? The Washington Monument is a hollow Egyptian style stone obelisk with a 500-foot (152.4 m) tall column surmounted by a 55-foot (16.8 m) tall pyramidion. The top of the pyramidion is a large marble capstone with a small aluminum pyramid at its apex with inscriptions on all four sides. […]
Is there a normal human?
Is there a normal human? While many use the term “normal” to categorize someone, something, or an act of behavior, “normal” doesn’t really exist. Doctors use the term “normal” to help patients feel calm about symptoms or side effects they may be experiencing, and to let them know that many others feel the same way. […]
Which planet in our solar system has an average distance from the sun of 9.5 AU?
Which country will be hotter and cooler in the world?
Which country will be hotter and cooler in the world? Answer. Some of the hotter countries in the globe are Sudan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, India, Mexico, and Somaliya. And some of the colder countries in the globe are Antarctica, Canada, Iceland, Russia, USA, Finland, Mongolia, Greenland, and Estonia. Which countries will be cooler? The countries […]
What was life like a Forty Niner?
What was life like a Forty Niner? Forty-niners rushed to California with visions of gilded promise, but they discovered a harsh reality. Life in the gold fields exposed the miner to loneliness and homesickness, isolation and physical danger, bad food and illness, and even death. More than anything, mining was hard work. What hardships did […]
When was Australia discovered by European explorers?
When was Australia discovered by European explorers? February 1606 What role did geography play in European exploration? By traveling to different regions around the globe, explorers were able to learn more about areas such as Africa and the Americas and bring that knowledge back to Europe. Methods of navigation and mapping improved as a result […]
What are the deepest earthquakes associated with?
What are the deepest earthquakes associated with? The deepest earthquakes occur within the core of subducting slabs – oceanic plates that descend into the Earth’s mantle from convergent plate boundaries, where a dense oceanic plate collides with a less dense continental plate and the former sinks beneath the latter. What process causes deep focus earthquakes? […]
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
Are basic emotions innate?
Are basic emotions innate? Being hardwired, basic emotions (or ‘affect programs’) are innate and universal, automatic, and fast, and trigger behaviour with a high survival value. What is the basic emotion theory? Basic emotion theory proposes that human beings have a limited number of emotions (e.g., fear, anger, joy, sadness) that are biologically and psychologically […]
What animals did the European settlers bring to America?
What animals did the European settlers bring to America? Europeans introduced such domestic animals as cattle, pigs, chickens, goats, and sheep to North America, with the intent of using the animal meat for food, and hides or wool for clothing. They also inadvertently brought pest animals and plants, such as rats and assorted weeds. What […]