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Arizona, Population, Map, Points of Interest - Britannica Phoenix, city, seat (1871) of Maricopa county and capital of Arizona, U S It lies along the Salt River in the south-central part of the state, about 120 miles (190 km) north of the Mexico border and midway between El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California The Salt River valley, popularly called
Arizona - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help The U S state of Arizona is a combination of the changeless past and the volatile present On lonely mesa tops high above the plains are Native American villages where…
Metamorphic rock | Definition, Formation, Facts | Britannica Metamorphic rock, any rock that results from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing conditions, such as variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress, and the addition or subtraction of chemical components The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks
Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends | Britannica Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends: For lexicographers and legislators alike, the purpose of definition is to grasp a meaning, to hold it in place, so that people can use a word correctly—for example, to assign a track to its proper radio outlet (rock, pop, country, jazz) The trouble is that the term rock describes an evolving musical practice informed by a variety of nonmusical arguments
Rock art, drawing, painting, or similar work on or of stone, usually . . . rock art, drawing, painting, or similar work on or of stone, usually from the ancient or prehistoric era, though it continued to be practiced in some areas of Africa during the 19th century and possibly later Rock art includes pictographs (drawings or paintings), petroglyphs (carvings or inscriptions), engravings (incised motifs), petroforms (rocks laid out in patterns), and geoglyphs (ground
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Encyclopedia Britannica Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, museum and hall of fame in Cleveland that celebrates the history and cultural significance of rock music and honors the contributions of those who have played an important role in the music’s creation and dissemination
Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution | Britannica Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution: How, then, should rock’s contribution to music history be judged? One way to answer this is to trace rock’s influences on other musics Another is to attempt a kind of cultural audit (What is the ratio of rock masterworks to rock dross?) But such approaches come up against the problem of definition Rock does not so much
Rock - Structure, Texture, Composition | Britannica Rock - Structure, Texture, Composition: Physical properties of rocks are of interest and utility in many fields of work, including geology, petrophysics, geophysics, materials science, geochemistry, and geotechnical engineering The scale of investigation ranges from the molecular and crystalline up to terrestrial studies of the Earth and other planetary bodies Geologists are interested in
Weathering | Physical, Chemical Biological Effects | Britannica Weathering, disintegration or alteration of rock in its natural or original position at or near the Earth’s surface through physical, chemical, and biological processes induced or modified by wind, water, and climate During the weathering process the translocation of disintegrated or altered