How does mold relate to Earth Science?(i have to present my sci.pro tommorow!)?
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"Earth Science" is a very broad field.  Perhaps you could be a bit more specific.\n\nMold is a decomposer (i.e. it breaks down dead things).  Various species of mold also secrete antibacteria agents (that's where penicillin comes from), which is pretty cool but probably not relevant to your project.
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Actually mold grows exceptionally well in damp (not wet), dark, warm environments. What I might suggest you do if you're so inclined is to put a slice behind the water tank of your bathroom toilet. I know that may seem gross but it's the only place within a home that meets this type of environmental need. It's constantly humid, and often dosen't recieve much natural lighting and it's often warm in there as well. Also this area has been proven by the CDC (centers for disease control) to be the place with the highest levels of bacterialogical activity within an average home.
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Some types of MOLD are extremely toxic like Black Mold. Some persons are allergic to all mold. I am very allergic to mold in large quantities. The larger the amount the more problems I have with it. But any mold give me some discomfort.\nBreathing is mold spores is BAD for anyone and it does not belong in the lungs and blood stream.\nMany people do not know they have mold since there is no signs in there house. It can be inside the walls, behind tile, under floors or carpet and even be outside (seeping into the home). Water damage causes mold, any moist humid areas can casue it. \n\nMold can cause many reactions like: headaches, insomnia, difficulty breathing, hurts when you breathe, swollen glands, trouble with memory, imbalance problems, lethargic, tired, and more.\nYour problem may be swollen glands in your neck area which can make the throat smaller or swollen inside. This would make it harder to swollow. This is just one possible problem.\n\nMy suggestion is to talk to your Herbalist, Health Food Store, Naturalist, or Homepathic persons. Tell them what you are feeling and your problem with mold. It never hurts to ask around. They can refer you to the right person. Not all cures have to be chemicals or pharmacy meds, there are great cures out there in other forms.
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Clear plastic with mold growing on it, lol
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well...technically, i doubt whether mold itself will burn as it is moist, living tissue and is devoid of xylem and sclerenchyma (the tissue that we know as wood)\n why dont you try it yourself. but please be careful handling mold as inhaling the spores can be quite dangerous
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Don't listen to the person who just answered.  They didn't even bother to consult a book.\n\nLook up soil TEXTURE in a soils or plant science book.  The mineral components of soil are composed of three main SIZES (once you sift out the rocks).  Those three you mentioned are the different size classes.  Sand sieves from 2 to 0.05 mm, Silt from 0.05 to 0.0002mm and clay is smaller than 0.002mm.  You can represent the pecentages of these particles in soils in a triangle.  100% sand in one corner, 100% silt in another and, 100% clay in the last.  The mid-point of a side of the triangle would be 50%.  The side represents %sand, % silt, and % clay.\n\nOK, what you want to know:  Soil scientist have used this soil triangle to group textures into functional classes such as sandy clay, silty caly, silt loam, etc.  A "sandy" soil will just have more sand (since this is a non-technical term and not one of the classes).  A loam is a technical term and refers to a class of soil that is relativly close to the center (It is known for being easy for farmers to work).  And a clay soil is heavy in clay - it is also a technical term. \n\nI suggest you look at a soil textural triangle.  It will give you a lot of insight.
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Learning geology the new age way?\n\nSorry to break it to you, but apple does not equal pear and orange does not equal yellow.\n\nYou might start with divergent, subduction and transverse.
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Unfortunatly there are some many types of mold.  The best thing to do is find a business that deals with it and have them come out and inspect the house and where the mold is.  They can tell you if it is harmful or not!
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I am not a professor of geology, but I did TA for a Principles of Geology class, and I have a B.S. and M.S. in geology.  I would suggest EARTH Portrait of a Planet by Steve Marshak.  Of course, I'm biased because he was a professor of mine.  But I find it to be very informative and fun to read.  The students I TA'd for had this text for one of the semesters, and I didn't hear any complaints- which is rare!
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http://www.scioly.org/obb/board.php?FID=35\n\nThis is where I get help for such projects.  If you can't find the information, start a new topic and ask your question.  It is a great science project help site!
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Check out this site: http://www.expanding-earth.org/\nSome scientists may dispute the notion that additional solid matter is created from solar energy by photosynthesis in plants and other living organisms, but they should consider coal beds that were formed from trees in the Carboniferous (~360 to ~290 Ma) but are now buried under deep overburden that accreted later. The huge fossilized tree trunks found in the Petrified National Forest near Holbrook in eastern Arizona are additional evidence of mass from solar energy. Also consider the massive deposits of limestone created by marine fauna (fish, coral, bivalves, microfossils, etc.) in earlier epochs and this growth continues today. Today, piles of leaves, wood chips and fallen trees are rapidly converted to soil by nematodes.  The whole question of added mass needs further research to more accurately determine the volume and sources.
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a good article about Earth science from Wikipedia.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_science\n\nsuch questions you should check wikipedia before using Yahoo answers.
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I work for a mold laboratory. There isn't a difference between mold and mildew. In fact they are both technically a fungus. Just like the mushrooms in your yard are a fungus. \n\nTo be honest though if you are just looking to kill mold in your house it is cheaper and just as effective to use one part bleach to 9 parts water and put it in a spray bottle. \n\nYou don't need to have any fancy cleaners unless you have the "black mold" and that actually isn't found that often. \n\nPlease feel free to email me if you have any futher questions.
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Both of the thigns you are talking about are very slow processes.  I'm terribly sorry to be a bubble-burster but that question has been long since pondered by geologists far and wide.  Very good observations but neither is very major.  Never stop thinking and learning just as you are now.  You will be a great mind, just keep it up.
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Scientifically i should say fungi. But if not, i would say hmmm?
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in 7th grade (A LONG TIME AGO) I did a project about how food molds, what makes food mold, and what conditions make it mold the fastest... all of the foods had mayo on them.. it was based around a pic-nic and the saftey of food being left out... that's really all I remember, except that I got an A.
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In my opinion, things are just way to complex for general evolution. I could see maybe a large colony of mold somehow coming into being on it's own,, but all the complexity we have here., No chance.