end of the year blog post

Astronomy: comets

This was my favorite topic because they are really interesting. I thought that it was interesting that the tail of the comet always points away from the sun. I thought that they always revolve around the sun, so I was surprised that only most of them do that. I think that comets are cool because they are flying pieces of rock flying through space and I always wondered where they come from and what started their movement.

Weather and climate: Green house gases

This is my favorite topic because I didn't know how dangerous they were. I learned that they are gases that trap energy. It traps energy and heat in the atmosphere and warms the planet. Where gases hold heat in the air is called the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is a big factor in the greenhouse effect. Humans help cause it by driving a lot which burns fossil fluids and that heats up the atmosphere even more. I was surprised by how many ways people heat up the Earth and now I know how to stop it.

Geology: The rock cycle, This is my favorite topic because I didn't know how many cycles there are. I didn't know how rocks can become other types of rocks. For example, metamorphic rock becomes sediment through erosion and sedimentary rock becomes magma and lava by melting. Any rock that becomes sediment goes through erosion and any rock that becomes magma and lava has to melt. I was surprised when I learned that what rocks have to do to become other types of rocks.

Weathering and Erosion: The types of weathering, This is my favorite topic because I didn't know how many ways weathering can happen. I learned that it happens through water (waves, too), wind, and glaciers. I didn't know that waves break down the land that it hits. Also, I didn't know that wind could break down rocks, it's real slowl, but it happens. Glaciers can erode rocks by plucking where they pick up rocks when moving. There's mechanical and chemical weathering. Mechanical is caused by something physical hitting the rock and chemical weathering is caused by liquids wearing down the rock.

Earth's Waters: Wetlands, This is my favorite topic because I think that wetlands are interesting. You never know when you're walking through one and all of a sudden, splash, an alligator splashes out, or you here something in the bushes, a racoon is looking for a meal. I found the different types of wetlands interesting, especially bogs. I never new that bogs have acidic waters. Ther moss makes them look like feilds, but they're not. I also thought that the Florida Everglades were interesting. I didn't relize how many species of wildlife it contained and all of the threats that there is of destroying it. To me, wetlands are interesting because you never know what is in them and what you will stumble apon.

Water's Journey

75 percent of Colorado Springs water comes from snow melt near the Continental Divide. The water that's given to people of Colorado Springs is free of pollutant and chemicals. The water in Manitou Springs also comes from snow melt but it also comes from natural springs in the Rocky mountains. In Colorado Springs water goes through several processes that removes matter and disinfects other chemicals. Manitou springs water also goes through several processes. Some of the sources of water for Manitou are North French Creek and its surface water. The sources forColorado Springs are on the other side of the Continental Divide. Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs both have copper, lead, and sodium. A violation in the waters of Manitou and Colorado Spring is secondary fluoride.

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Water cycle

What is water cycle?
A water cycle is a pattern of precipitation (Rain, Snow, Etc...) that is in the environment. This consists of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

Does the water cycle have a beginning or an end?
No, The cycle never begins or ends. Key word (cycle), Which means a repeated sequence of events.

Starting as a puddle of water list the steps of the water cycle.

On a hot day the puddle of water will evaporate , then the water that just evaporated condenses into a cloud which than will become precipitation. The precipitation could be Rain, Snow, Slate, Hail, Etc...

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Essential Questions

What is your subject you chose?
My subject that i chose was ways to conserve water.

What conclusion did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference?
Well water is needed and huge amounts are used everyday. I have found out there are a lot of ways to conserve water such as: When washing dishes then put water into two different buckets and (soapy), and (Rinse), Another is when you brush your teeth than don't run the water, Also you can use your water bill as a tool, if you know that your water bill is high and you haven't used that much water than you probably have a leak.

What would happen, best case-scenario, if everybody listens to your idea?
Well if everybody listened to my idea than we would have a ton of fresh water. While i was researching the u.s. use's the most water out of the whole world. Europe use the second most, While Kenya uses about 1.6 gallons, So if the United States where to cut down on the use of water than there will be enough water for people everywhere without using a lot of water.

Penny Blog

Penny Blog:
The procedure of this experiment was to see how many drops of water you can put onto the penny before the water on the penny bursts. My prediction for how many drops the penny could hold was twenty but the outcome of this procudedure that my partner and i got was 16. This happened because of capillary action, and capillary action is the ability of a substance to draw another substance into it.

Everglades, Florida

Everglades, national forest rivers

The Everglades rivers are filled with wildlife such as: crocodiles, alligators, and tons of different species of fish.
The American Crocodile is an endangered species in America.

There is also insects such as spiders, Beatles, Ants, and other bugs.

Here is a spider that is in the everglades

The climate in the everglades could be good or bad. The everglades can get near freezing. The temperatures can range from high 53 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit. The average rainfall is 60 inches yearly.

The scientist that would go here are called biologists, biologists study different species of animals. For example: reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and other different animals.

Earhtquake websearch

Question #1 Where do most earthquakes happen?

1. Most earthquakes happen when the plate tectonics collide together, by the pacific ocean and north America, they also occur near the Asian plate tectonic.

Question #2 Why do you think that is?
the plates that i listed (above) are major plates that collide together all the time. Sometimes they are massive earthquakes and sometimes you cant feel them.

Question#3 What is that area called?

The area is called the "Ring of Fire", and it is located in the Pacific Ocean.

Question #4 Where is the earthquake closest to Manitou Springs?

The closest earthquake to Manitou springs is in Denver and people in Manitou springs would not be able to feel it, also it would have to shake a lot more for it to be a magnitude 1. in a magnitude 1 there is more energy than the one in Denver

Question #5 Choose one earthquake that has happened in the past seven days. Research it, and tell me all about it. Are earthquakes common in this area? include one picture.

My earthquake that i am researching happened on the 15th of January 2009. It is East of the Kuril Islands,and this area doesn't have earthquakes often. The magnitude that it had was 8. Also it is 1110 miles from Japan.

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