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    Asteroid Belt:

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    The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. The asteroid belt region is also termed the main asteroid belt or main belt because there are other asteroids in the solar system such as near-Earth asteroids and trojan asteroids. More than half the mass of the main belt is contained in the four largest objects: Ceres‚ 4 Vesta‚ 2 Pallas‚ and

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    a visible coma (a fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation) and sometimes a tail. Asteroid-Asteroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal‚ they can also contain organic compounds. Asteroids are similar to comets but do not have a visible coma (fuzzy outline and tail) like comets do.  They have also been called planetoids‚ especially the larger ones. Asteroids are small‚ airless rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets

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    The objects in the asteroid belts that are contained within the Solar System affect life on Earth today. These asteroid belts are the main asteroid belt and‚ the Kuiper Belt. Since these belts contain so many objects‚ there is diversity present within the objects. The asteroid belts consist of many categories of asteroids‚ the sizes of which‚ can vary greatly‚ ranging from a few meters to miles long. However‚ the mass of all discovered asteroids is still less than Earth’s mass. This is logical since

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    IntroductionBelt conveyor is mainly composed of rack‚ conveyor beltbelt roll and gearing. It may be used as being a material delivery approach between the first feeding mouth as well as the final discharging mouth.Conveyor belt system can not only transport granular materials‚ but also get the job done as a rhythmic flow transportation line complied with all the necessities of many industrial manufacturing processes.It could be used for horizontal transportation or inclined transportation in a

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    Belt Conveyor

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    Belt Conveyor The belt conveyor is an endless belt moving over two end pulleys at fixed positions and used for transporting material horizontally or at an incline up or down. The main components of a belt conveyor are: 1. The belt that forms the moving and supporting surface on which the conveyed material rides. It is the tractive element. The belt should be selected considering the material to be transported. 2. The idlers‚ which form the supports for the carrying and return stands of the

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    The Asteroid Belt‚ also known as the Main Belt‚ is made of many asteroids found in the solar system. The process of discovering the Asteroid Belt began in the late 1700’s after Bode’s Law was found. Bode’s Law consists of a numerical equation that helped astronomers locate each planet according to a specific sequence (Chavis‚ 2010). This equation led to the discovery of a gap between Mars and Jupiter where another planet should be located‚ but isn’t. Guiseppe Piazzi discovered the asteroid but thought

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    The Kuiper Belt

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    The Kuiper Belt The Kuiper Belt is a thick ecliptic band which contains over 200 million small‚ icy objects. These objects‚ known as the Kuiper Belt Objects or trans- Neptunians‚ were discovered in 1992 by Jewitt and Lu. The first Kuiper Belt Object discovered in 1992‚ is QB1 (1992) and is 150 miles wide. The Kuiper Belt is about 30 AU to 50 AU away from the Sun. The Kuiper Belt is very important because of two specific things; the first being‚ Kuiper Belt Objects are remnants from the earliest

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    seat belts

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    Language Arts 4 5/15/14 Wearing Seat Belts Do you know that every hour someone dies in crash simply from not buckling his or her seat belt and you can be a victim if you do not simply buckle it when you get in your car? The first thing everyone should do after sitting in their car is buckle their seat belts. Too many unnecessary loses of life occur each year for the simple reason people just do not wear seat belts. It is a confirmed fact that using a seat belt saves lives and prevents serious injuries

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    Conveyor--Belt Conveyor

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    Conveyor--belt http://www.yifancrusher.net/crusher/ Tape (belt) conveyor is widely used in cement‚ mining‚ metallurgy‚ chemical‚ foundry‚ building materials and other industries as well as the transportation and production lines hydropower station construction sites and port and other production departments to transport loose materials or items‚ sand and

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    Seat Belt

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    see ourselves. Why then do so many drivers refuse to use safety belts when traveling by car? There are thousands of families affected yearly due to the loss of family members in car accidents. It is about time we encourage every driver to be safe and buckle up. CHANGE SLIDE Transition: Many people simply do not realize the increase in survival rates among those wearing seatbelts involved in car accidents. I. Wearing a seat belt drastically increases your chance of surviving a car crash. a

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