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Horus was a fierce and proud Egyptian god. He was the son of Osiris, the god of air and the ...
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Re was known as the sun-god and the creator in ancient Egypt. He took on many forms, each depending ...
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Thousands of years ago, Geb was worshipped at the city of Heliopolis in lower Egypt as the ...
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Nut was the Egyptian sky goddess. She was depicted as a giant, naked woman who was supporting ...
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RefractionxRefraction : Refraction is the deflection, or bending, of the ray path of a seismic wave caused by its passage from one material to another having different elastic properties; or the bending of a tsunami wave front owing to variations in the water depth along a
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Sumatra experiences frequent seismic activity because it is located near the boundary of two of Earth's tectonic plates. Earthquakes occur at 'subduction zones,' such as the one west of Indonesia, when...
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