Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Connection of 2 Green Book Climate Labs
In Activity One we learned about heat absorption in water, light soil, and dark soil. Dark soil heated up the quickest and gradually dropped temp. Water took longest to heat up but kept its heat the most. Light soil was in between both during heating up and cooling down. I knew the dark soil would heat up the fastest but i was clueless on how the water would react at all.
Activity Four, was on how the climate heated up with the Dark soil A, Dark Soil with Clouds B, Light Soil C, Light Soil with Clouds D, Water E, water with clouds F. The results where close to Activity 1 except the ones with clouds had an increase in temp. I got the data i excpected since i knew prior to this about the basics because of Activity 1.
The Small scale labs where a very good example of how Earth's climate works. It helped me understand how in different parts of the world would have a certain type of climate based on their soil and if they had clouds. The climate with light soil and no clouds would resemble drought the most. It has heat but not too much and during the night it gets really cold because there isn't any moisture or clouds in the air to keep the warm in.
Activity Four, was on how the climate heated up with the Dark soil A, Dark Soil with Clouds B, Light Soil C, Light Soil with Clouds D, Water E, water with clouds F. The results where close to Activity 1 except the ones with clouds had an increase in temp. I got the data i excpected since i knew prior to this about the basics because of Activity 1.
The Small scale labs where a very good example of how Earth's climate works. It helped me understand how in different parts of the world would have a certain type of climate based on their soil and if they had clouds. The climate with light soil and no clouds would resemble drought the most. It has heat but not too much and during the night it gets really cold because there isn't any moisture or clouds in the air to keep the warm in.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Bad Atronomy Blog
Two fact that I had are:
1. People use telescopes to see stars in space.
2. The sun would increase the temperature of the comet that is exposed to it.
I was right about these things because I have witnessed seeing stars through a telescope. Also the first temp of a comet that was measured was 700 farenheit. This was hot and it was caused by the sun and the reflectivity of the comet itself.
Two things i found that were wrong were:
1. The astronuat whose face was burned would get burned worse.
2. The Comet wouldn't make sound
I was wrong in the 1st one because in Bad Astronomy, the said that it wouldn't have been as bad. In the 2nd one I was right because sound needs a medium to travel through and there isn't air in space to make the sounds.
What if the Sun Turned into a Black Hole
What I think Before: I think that the solar system (trom mercury to pluto) will be sucked into it and turn into nothingness.
I learned: that the gravity on Earth wouldn't change. i also learned that until you get to about 700000 km the gravity would be the same, but after that it would the tides of the oceans on the Earth could rip you apart.
1. People use telescopes to see stars in space.
2. The sun would increase the temperature of the comet that is exposed to it.
I was right about these things because I have witnessed seeing stars through a telescope. Also the first temp of a comet that was measured was 700 farenheit. This was hot and it was caused by the sun and the reflectivity of the comet itself.
Two things i found that were wrong were:
1. The astronuat whose face was burned would get burned worse.
2. The Comet wouldn't make sound
I was wrong in the 1st one because in Bad Astronomy, the said that it wouldn't have been as bad. In the 2nd one I was right because sound needs a medium to travel through and there isn't air in space to make the sounds.
What if the Sun Turned into a Black Hole
What I think Before: I think that the solar system (trom mercury to pluto) will be sucked into it and turn into nothingness.
I learned: that the gravity on Earth wouldn't change. i also learned that until you get to about 700000 km the gravity would be the same, but after that it would the tides of the oceans on the Earth could rip you apart.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Climate Change
Climate change is a change in the world's climate over a long period of time. These changes can be from a variable or from humans. Climate change is caused by an accumulation of gasses in the lower atmosphere. The Concentration of carbon in the atmosphere has increased by 30% since preindustrial times. The future climate is determined by experiments like the general circulation experiments. The greenhouse effect is a result of climate change. Climate change is a long-term alteration in global weather patterns such as increase in temperature and increase in storm activity. Some important faces in Climate Change are Thomas Stocker(IPCC working group1), Renate Christ (secretary of IPCC), Al Gore, Peter Garett, David Suzki, and many more. I feel it is important to learn about climate change.
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Climate Change, R Sari Kovats, www.answers.com/topic/climate-change, 2010
- Climate Change, Encarta World Dictionary, http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_701705058/climate_change.html, 2009
- Past Events, International Panel of Climate Change, http://www.ipcc.ch/news_and_events/news_and_events.htm, 2010
- Climate Change Quotes, Interesting Quotes and Sayings By Famous People, http://www.quotemonk.com/quotes/famous-c/climate-change.htm, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Sewer Treatment
I learned a lot about the sewer treatment plant in our town by going on a tour of it last week. I learned that our water gets clean by going through many steps of sanitation. The first part of this process is where the water enters that plant. It first goes through a big grinder that grinds up solid waste, toys, fish, and any other things that people flush down their toilets. I also learned that about 99.9% of the water that goes to the plant is clean. The next step is where the water is put into a big tank that pumps oxygen into it. This allows for the healthy microorganisms to eat the dirty parts of the water. Then the water goes into another tank which allows the solids to settle to the bottom and be taken out. This is the final step before the water leaves the plant into the Grand River. The water that leaves the plant is very clean.
I saw the recycling center for the first time last week. It was pretty cool. There were bins for plastic, glass, aluminum, and cooking grease. I will recycle a lot more knowing how easy it is to sort and recycle everything. It was very easy to understand how everything worked. I enjoyed recycling and will help my family to get more involved with it.
I saw the recycling center for the first time last week. It was pretty cool. There were bins for plastic, glass, aluminum, and cooking grease. I will recycle a lot more knowing how easy it is to sort and recycle everything. It was very easy to understand how everything worked. I enjoyed recycling and will help my family to get more involved with it.
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