EXPLANATION

The effects of acid soil

Soils with a pH of less than 7.0 are acid. The lower the pH, the more acid the soil. When soil
pH falls below 5.5, plant growth is affected. Crop yields decrease, reducing productivity

Soils provide water and nutrients for plant growth and development. Essential plant nutrients
include phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium and sulfur. Plants require other elements such as
molybdenum, in smaller quantities. Some elements eg aluminium and manganese, are toxic
to plants.

Nutrients become available to plants when they are dissolved in water. Plants are able to take
up phosphate, nitrate, potassium and sulfate ions in solution.

The solubility of nitients changes with pH. In acid soils (low pH), molybdenum becomes less
soluble and aluminium becomes more soluble. Therefore, plant growth may be affected by
either a deficiency of molybdenum or too much aluminium.

Both crop and pasture plants are affected by acid soils. there may be a range of symptoms.
Crops and pastures may be poorly established resulting in patchy and uneven growth. Plant
leaves may go yellow and die at the tips. The root system of the plant may be stunted. Crops
may yield less.

Plants vary in their sensitivity to low pH. Canola and lucerne are very sensitive to acid soils
so do not grow well. Lupins and triticale are tolerant to soils of low pH so they still perform
well.

Land can become unproductive if acid soil is left untreated. Incorporating lime into the soil
raises the pH. Therefore, liming soil can reverse the effects of acid soil on plants and return a
paddock to productivity.

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What is photosynthesis? Photosynthesis is a food-making process that occurs in green plants.

It is the chief function of leaves. The word photosynthesis means putting together with light.
Green plants use energy from light to combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and
other chemical compounds.

How is the light used in photosynthesis?

The light used in photosynthesis is absorbed by a green pigment called chlorophyll. Each
food-making cell in a plant leaf contains chlorophyll in small bodies called chloroplasts. In
chloroplast, light energy causes water drawn form the soil to split into hydrogen and oxygen.

What are the steps of photosynthesis process? Let me tell you the process of photosynthesis,
in a series of complicated steps, the hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide from the air,
forming a simple sugar. Oxygen from the water molecules is given off in the process. From
sugar together with nitrogen, sulphur, and phosporus from the soil-green plants can make
starch, fat, protein, vitamins, and other complex compounds essential for life. Photosynthesis
provides the chemical energy that is needed to produced these compounds.
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How is a Kite Flying?

A kite is an object which is made from a light material stretched over a frame. Due to its light
material a kite will lift off the ground and fly when it is tilted into the wind.

A kite is uses wind to make it fly because it is heavier than air. When wind travels over the
surface of the kite, it is split into two streams of air. One stream of the air goes over the kite
while the second stream goes under the kite.

The upper stream creates an area of low pressure above the kite. The lower stream hits the
kite at a shallow angle and creates an area of high pressure.

The high pressure area has a pushing effect while the low pressure area has a pulling effect.
The combination of push and pull can creates enough force to lift the kite into the air.

Kites have been known for thousand of years. They are used for military or scientific
purposes. Todays kites are much used for leisure and competition.

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How does Rain Happen?

Rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, providing suitable
conditions for diverse ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop
irrigation.
The phenomenon of rain is actually a water circle. The concept of the water cycle involves
the sun heating the Earth's surface water and causing the surface water to evaporate. The
water vapor rises into the Earth's atmosphere. The water in the atmosphere cools and
condenses into liquid droplets. The droplets grow until they are heavy and fall to the earth as
precipitation which can be in the form of rain or snow.

However, not all rain reaches the surface. Some evaporates while falling through dry air. This
is called virga, a phenomenon which is often seen in hot, dry desert regions.

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DISCUSSION

Gift Card Bring Advantages and Disadvantages

Gift cards become more popular during recent years. For example, in one season of holiday,
sales reach $19 billion in United Stated and seem to grow more in the following season due
to their convenience in the side of consumers and retailers.

In retailers side, gift cards bring them some benefits. Selling gift card in simply selling
product. When the cards are sold, they will get benefit. Additionally, gift card tends to be a
matter of image and trend which means it is not strictly influenced by the functionality. Since
gift card is the trend, the sales will increase significantly.

However, there is potential disadvantages in the side of consumers. For example, itune gift
cards apply process in the way of completing the shopping. they need do one step to another
steps in processing the shopping. Likely, most of the steps apply time and date of validity or
expiration. When certain step loose that validating date, the gift cards may be in risk. The gift
card can be rejected to redeem. Again, in retailers side, producing card its self is costly. It
means that there is additional cost which retailers have to pay.
In whatever thing, we need to be wise. if we can use that gift

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Convenience or Care?

When something issued by someone, we say it has been consumed. We as consumers use
many things, both natural and processed. We consume more of the Earths resources than
other animals do and, as a result, we cause problems for the environment.

Like all animals, we need clean air and water, food and shelter for survival. Unlike other
animals, however, we have certain want. These are items that are not necessary for our
survival, but that we want because they make our lives easier or more enjoyable.
Environments claims that a great deal of waste is created by both the production and the
consumption of these items or product. Disposable products, such a pens, take away food
containers, plates, shavers and cutlery, are made using the Earths resources. When these
products are thrown away, the resources are lost.

Another example of waste is the unnecessary packaging on many products. The material is
often not recycled and used again.

Throwing thing away also increases pollution. The amount of disposable plastic litter that
ends up in waterways is a serious problem. When this waste reaches the oceans, it can kill
marine life.

Industrialist counter these arguments with their own point of view. They claim that
consumers expect to be able to purchase food which is attractively presented, prepackaged to
extent its life and easy to store. In a busy society, convenience is a priority. Products which
make life easier, era in demand. Industrialist argue that they cater to this perceived need.

Packaging is also big business and provides jobs for many people who might otherwise be
unemployed and a burden to society.

Environmentalist declare that for thousands of year, people survived perfectly well with re-
usable products. However, people of the twenty-first century have become used to wing in a
thrown-away society. It is up to each one of us to dispose of waste products carefully,
recycle as much as possible and to reduce the stress on our environment. Think when buying
pre-packaged goods and consider whether the same products can be bought without the extra
wrappings. Lets make the best of what we have.

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Hacking: Pro and Contra?

Do you know what a hacker is? Well, a hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of
programmable systems on computers and they like to stretch the capability of the systems.
And you know what, the activities they do in the computers are called hacking.

So, whats the problem with hacking and its hackers? Well, the problem is whether
hacking and its hackers is legal or illegal? What I mean is that people in the world have
many different views about hacking and the hackers. Some of them take sides, but many
object.

To get back to what I was saying previously, let us see the positive points of a hacker, shall
we? Although in most places breaking into computer systems is considered illegal, I believe
that hackers dont do anything illegal because they only want to know and try the systems. I
dare to say that a hacker likes finding the strengths and the weaknesses of a computer system.
They feel proud if they can find the weaknesses. So I dont really see the crimes in this case.
In addition, these hackers sometimes help the police catch the white collar criminals, such
as bank robbers, money launderers, credit card forgers. For example, in 2000, the U.S.
hackers caught some Singaporean hackers who made Virus Love to break up the programs
of the U.S. National Security system.

Nevertheless, those who object to the good points of a hacker say that hacking is a crime. The
reason is that some hackers use their brilliant skills to break into banks and other vital
institutions where they can get money, destroy information, and the worst thing is they can
get secret information and sell it to another country. This is a treachery.
Take for example, in 1994, The U.S. government broke a conspiracy of computer hackers out
of Majorca, Spain. These hackers were responsible for accessing and eliminating 190,000
telephone credit card numbers over computer bulletin boards in America and Europe. Seeing
this fact, I dont blame those who think negatively about hackers.
To put the whole thing in a nut shell, I personally think that hackers are not bad people with
their brilliant skills. However, they could be bad because of money orientation to get the
wealth. Thats just the point.

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