Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Water cycle



1. What is the water cycle?
The water cycle is a cycle where water is reused, the cycle is that clouds condensate, then the water in the clouds precipitates, after that the water goes onto the world below and evaporates back into the clouds, an then it starts all over again. The sun is the main energy source for this process.
2. Does the water cycle have a beginning or end?
The water really has no begging or end its just a ongoing process but i guess you can consider the evaporation point a starting point because the sun must evaporate the water , and if theres no precipitation before that evaporation could be a starting point.
3. Starting with a puddle on a sunny day, describe how water might move through the water cycle and eventually fall back as rain.
Well the puddle of water will evaporate due to the suns energy therefor going into the clouds condensating and then raining when to much condensation gets in the clouds raining ( condensation ) an dropping to the ground going into runoff in lakes and rivers. starting over again after that.
4. Create a diagram (using Google docs or word) of the puddle to rain scenario you created for extra credit.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Stream Pollution Comic!!

Stream Pollution



http://chamisa.freeshell.org/pollution

This great website gave me alot of information. It told me how Diseases and other health problems can be spread through streams by peoples trash and litter. Some diseases are cholera and dysentery.

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/waterpol3

This site let me view Effects on people by stream pollution. How it could hurt us ? Also How it effects everyone? This made me see that stream pollution is a serious problem.

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/waterpol3
This website let me know some sources of stream pollution. Such as Factories and Refineries. And the bad things that may come from the refineries and enter the streams.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/158335

This website let me see how we can help stop this pollution. Simply by just picking up trash and throwing it away. Also by giving a big contribution by donating funds to stopping water pollution.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Stream Pollution!!

1.What, specifically about your topic, are you going to research?
How does stream pollution effect human life and animal life?
2.What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific. This is the main part of your assignment.
Stream Pollution effects people and animals everyday. Have you looked around your neighborhood lately, have you seen trash on you street and by your gutters. When ever there is a rainy day, that trash washes out mostly into gutters and sometimes into streams which can lead to rivers and eventually into oceans. This not only affects human lives, but also animal life. Animals don't have purified water, they have streams and rivers. So every time you pour your old coke from McDonald's out on the gravel when your driving and there is no trash can, that can effect animal life. Because that coke could pour into a river or stream and could essentially kill the fish in it or effect them in great way. It also may effect human life because it pollutes our water sources and maybe that water doesn't get purified fully you could become very sick. People should find a trash can and throw away their trash and not throw it in streams.
3.What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations?Peoples and animals waters would become polluted and could cause death. Many animals would die off therefor possibly becoming instinct. It would effect our well being because some animals keep away or kill other harmful animals to humans.people would be effected because they could recieve a sickness like rabies from a dead animal in a river.
4.What would happen if, best-case senario, everybody listened to your recommendations? Many animals would be roaming free, and stayng safe and healthy, but also helping by keeping away bad animals so we can stay safe too. The people of the world will keep our streams clean and having alot better chance of being disease free.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

penny & water big Whoop n 14

In this penny procedure, you are to take a penny and see how many drops of water you can fit on a penny without any spilling off. My prediction was about 14 drops. The outcome came to be 12 drops. The water droplets put on the penny finally added up and over took the pennies surface therefor falling off.