Best/Worst MPG

1. Which five 2009-model cars get the best overall MPG? 2009 Toyota Prius Base, Honda Civic Hybrid CVT AT-PZEV, Smart Fortwo Pure-, and Toyota Yaris Liftback 3-door MT.

2. Which five 2009-model cars get the worst overall MPG? BMW M5 Sedan, Lexus LX 570, GMC Yukon Denali, Infiniti QX562WD, and Lincoln Navigator L.

3. If your parent asked you for advice in picking out a new car, which car would you recommend? What criteria did you use? (you don't have to tell me what you think I want to hear) I would recommend the 2009 Mazda CX-7. I compared cars and it showed me the price and the MPG, and the Mazda was the best.

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Air Pressure Maps

1.Which area of the country currently has the fastest wind speeds? (city, state) How fast is it? Around Cedar Rapids, Iowa, it is currently the fastest wind speeds going at about 30 miles per hour.


2. Which area of the state currently has the fastest wind speeds? How fast is it? Around Mecklenburg, North Carolina, which is going about 14 miles per hour.


3. Which area of the country currently has the highest air pressure? (city, state) How high is it? Around Kayenta, Arizona at about 1023 high.


4. Which area of the state currently has the highest air pressure? How high is it? Around Buncombe, North Carolina is the highest air pressure at about 1008 high.


5. Why does lower pressure usually bring bad weather? Lower pressure usually brings bad weather because if there is enough water or ice, rain or snow begin to fall.

Essential Questions

1. What, specifically about your topic, are you going to research? I am researching Acid rain, and how it affects our waters, and Earth's surface.




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. I came to a conclusion that if people stop polluting the Earth, and if factories find another way to make things without sending harmful fumes in the air, acid rain would not be coming down as often. I recommend to average citizens to stop littering and polluting the Earth.




3. What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations? If nobody listened to my recommendation, all of our water would be contaminated, and it would always be harmful for us to drink, and a lot of people would get really sick.





4. What would happen if, best-case scenario, everybody listened to your recommendations? If everyone did listen to my recommendations, our waters would be much cleaner and much safer for us to drink.

Astronomy 2 Arcticles II

1. Which article did you read? I read "Finding Twin Earths Is Harder Than Thought."



2. When was it published? It was published March 21, 2009.



3. What are 3 things you learned? I learned that scientists are close to finding an Earth-sized planet in an Earth-like orbit. I also learned that if Earth was the size of a basketball, the atmosphere would be as thin as a sheet of paper. The last thing I learned is that scientists are going to try to figure out if the other planet can be habitable.



4. What are 2 things you found interesting? I found it interesting that there may actually be another planet out there that is Earth's twin that may be habitable. Also, I found out that in order to get a detectable signal from a single transit, the sun and Earth would have to be very close beside each other; the Earth could blow up.



5. What is 1 question you still have? How are we going to get the Earth closer to the sun?

Astronomy 2 Article

1. Which article did you read? I read "Scientist Pinpoint The 'Edge of Space'" article.

2. When was it published? It was published April 10, 2009.

3. What are 3 things you learned? I learned "scientists have created a new instrument that is able to track transition between the relatively gentle winds of Earth's atmosphere and the more violent flows of charged particles in space." An instrument launched from Alaska was able to help find the so-called edge of space. And, "The Canadian Space Agency invested $422,000 in the development of the Supra-Thermal Ion Imager instrument."

4. What are 2 things you found interesting? I found it interesting that someone actually built an instrument to go to space and help find the edge of space, and I found it interesting on how much money they spent on the instrument.

5. What is 1 question you still have? How did they come up with the theory that there is an edge of space.

Astronomy Topics

Black Holes- Black holes are places where gravity wins over anything. Like for example, if you were to go near the black hole in a spacecraft, you would get sucked in and you would get crushed.



The Moon- Also known as Lunar is Earth's moon. It's orbit is around Earth. The moon was made by Earth, when Earth's "guts" cooled down after an explosion. The moon has craters caused by meteorites. It is not habitable for us to live on. It has no biosphere or hydrosphere.



Big Bang Theory- This theory was believed to be the cause for the universe. It happened about 14 million years ago, and it is a big part of scientists' experiments. The Big Bang Theory said dust and particles came together and formed the universe.



Mars- Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in the universe. It is apart of the terrestrial planets which are the smallest and closest to the sun. It is named after the Roman god, which means war. Mars has craters, volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps.



Pluto- Pluto is what we used to know as one of the nine planets. Now, it's just called a dwarf planet, which is too small to be a planet. It is the 2nd largest dwarf planet, after the dwarf planet Eris.

Air

1. What is air pressure? Air pressure is pressure exerted by the weight of air.

2. Where is the closest high pressure system to Fayetteville? (city, state) It is between Tennessee and Kentucky in the city of Oneida, which is in Tennessee.

3. What is the weather (temperature, precipitation, cloud cover) like there? Today it is sunny and it is 44 degrees F.

4. Where is the closest low pressure system to Fayetteville? (city, state) The closest is in Wichita, Kansas.

5. What is the weather (temperature, precipitation, cloud cover) like there? It is cloudy and it is 49 degrees F.

Earth Hour

1. What do the organizers of Earth Hour want everyone to do at 8:30 PM? They want everyone to turn off their lights for one hour on March 28th.

2. What is the point? The point is to try to stop global warming from harming the earth.

3. When was the first Earth Hour? The Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007.

4. The website talks about the big upcomming election: Planet Earth vs. Global Warming. How would one vote for Planet Earth? How would one vote for Global Warming? You would turn off your light to vote for Planet Earth. You would keep your light on to vote for Global Warming.

5. What are five things that you could do during Earth Hour to celebrate the event? You could tell ghost stories, you could go to sleep, you could play hide and seek, you could go outside and play under the steetlights, and you could even drive out somewhere.

Chapter 18 Webquest

Chapter 18 Webquest

By: Christin Bookhart

State Changes

1. What is the term for when a solid turns into gas?

2. Name all of the "Descriptions of Phase Changes."

3. What are the two types of energy?

4. When heat or energy exchanges, what energy is that?

5. When a substance changes phase or state, there is No, Little, or Alot of changes in temperature.

6. In the diagram, what is happening?

Clouds

7. Name all 4 types of clouds.

8. When looking at the Cirrocumulus cloud, how far is that cloud above the ground?

9. Click on "Stratus Clouds." How much of the sky do they cover?

10. What kind of cloud forms a dark gray "wet" looking cloudy layer?

11. What do you think it means if "nimbo" appears at the beginning or if "nimbus" appears at the end of a cloud name?

12. What are middle clouds called?

Cloud Types

13. Name 3 cloud types.

14. What is the range of middle clouds in meters? (m)

15. What are the 4 unusual cloud types?

16. Click on the stratus cloud, and describe it in your own words.

17. What do they bring? (Number 16)

18. How are clouds categorized?

Condensation Nuclei

19. What are condensation nuclei?

20. Name the examples of condensation nuclei.

Worst Weather Events

1. Which weather events kill the most Americans? Hurricanes kill the most Americans.

2. Which weather events kill the most people (in the world)? Tornadoes kill the most people in the world.

3. Are your answers to those two questions different? Why or why not? Yes they are different because hurricanes are not all over the world. But, there are different forms of tornadoes all around the world.

4. Read this article. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? I don't agree with that article because I think hurricanes kill the most people. Flooding is just a lot of water.

5. For your response to #1, find three weather events. Describe what happened (how severe was the storm, did anyone get hurt or die, how much property damage, include pictures, etc.). Hurricane Katrina caused about

Air Masses

1. What are the four main types of air masses? What does each letter stand for? There is mP, cP, mT, and cT. P stands for Polar, T stands for Tropical, m stands for wet, and c stands for continental.

2. Which kind of air mass(es) do you think brings hurricanes? Maritime Tropical brings hurricanes.

3. Which kind of air mass(es) do you think brings drought? Continental Tropical brings droughts.

4. Which kind of air mass(es) brings lake-effect snowstorms? Continental Polar brings lake-effect snowstorms.

5. Today we learned about the four main types of air masses. In reality, there any many more than four. What are two others? Explain them. The other air masses are Arctic and Highland. Arctic air masses are colder and has lower dewpoints than Polar air masses. Highland air masses occur in regions with large elevation changes over short distances.

Dating Methods

1. What is relative dating? (hint: not when two cousins go on a date) Relative dating is the process by which rocks are placed in their proper sequence or order; only the chronological order of events is determined, no the absolute age in years.

2. When would a geologist use radiometric dating? Geologists would use radiometric dating when rocks are 75,000 years or older. They would us radiometric dating when they want to find the absolute age of rocks and minerals.

3. When would a geologist use radiocarbon dating? A geologist would use radiocarbon dating when rocks are 75,000 and younger. They compare the amount of Caron 14 to Carbon 12 to determines the age of a rock or mineral.

4. Explain how you can use tree rings to date and study the recent past? (see p. 351) You can study the rings on a tree by seeing how many rings it has. If it has a lot of rings, it is old. Another way is the insects found in the sap of the tree.

5. What is half-life? Half-life is the time required for one half of the atoms of a radioactive substance to decay.

6. Explain how today's lab showed half-life. It shows half-life because when you would shake the pennies, some of them turn over and some of them don't, and that shows the parent material changing into the daughter material.

Destruction

What are potentially more dangerous to people: volcanoes or earthquakes? Why? I think earthquakes are the most dangerous to people because earthquakes cause the ground to shake really hard and their houses and belongings start to get destroyed. Most people die or get injured from earthquakes, so that's why I think earthquakes are the most dangerous.


Give three examples of major destruction from volcanoes or earthquakes. (Include the location of the volcano/earthquake, the date that it happened, what exactly happened, and a picture of each)

Earthquakes II

1. Who is the author of your article? No author
2. Who is the publisher? (CNN, geology.com, USA Today, etc.) Geology.com
3. What are three things that you learned? Basements are getting damaged by swelling soils. Expansive soils shrink when they dry out. And, expansive soils damage billions of dollars every year.
4. What are two things that you found interesting? Expansive soils cause enormous amounts of damage, and basement walls are the typical types of damage.
5. What is one question that you still have? Why don't they do something about it?

Earthquakes

1. Who is the author of your article? No author
2. Who is the publisher? (CNN, geology.com, USA Today, etc.) Irin
3. What are three things that you learned? An earthquake hit Rwanda last year. They are trying to build new centers and schools. And, a series of earthquakes damaged 45 schools and health centers, and it put 27,000 kids out of school.
4. What are two things that you found interesting? How forceful the earthquake was, I never thought they were that serious. And, the number of people that were killed and injured, which added up to 683 people.
5. What is one question that you still have? Why did it take so long for them to start rebuilding things back up.

My 1st Quarter Grade

1. I think I deserve a 100% on my blogs because I have done all of my blogs on time. I give good answers I think also.

Mass Movements

Define mass movement. The transfer of rock and soil downslope due to gravity.

What are the different types of mass movements? Rockfalls, rockslides, mudslides, slumps, mudflows, earthflows, and creeps.

Which mass movement has the greatest potential to cause the most damage? Why? I think rockslides cause the most damage because rocks are hard and dangerous to be around especially when the rocks are big.

Include at least one picture of damage caused by your mass movement.

MASS MOVEMENTS II

1. Who is the author of your article? NOELLE CROMBIE.

2. Who is the publisher? (CNN, geology.com, USA

Today, etc.) OREGON NEWS.

3. Which type of mass movement is described in your article? MUDSLIDE.

4. Who was affected by this movement? THE ALBAZZAZ FAMILY.

5. How did the mass movement affect them? THEIR HOME WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE MUD CREPT INTO THE HOME ON THE ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR.

6. Include one photo of your mass movement type (for example, ANY picture of a rockfall, landslide, mudflow, etc.)

7. What are three things that you learned? MUD CAN COME INTO YOUR HOUSE EVEN IF YOUR HOUSE IS BIG. MUDSLIDES CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, AND MUDSLIDES CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS.

8. What are two things that you found interesting? HOW MUCH MUD CAN RUN DOWNHILL BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW MUD COULD FORM A LOT AT ONE TIME, AND HOW THE FAMILY ESCAPED FROM THE SECOND STORY OF THEIR HOUSE.

9. What is one question that you still have? HOW DID THE MUDSLIDE START?

Mass Movements

1. Who is the author of your article? By DREW MIKKELSEN.

2. Who is the publisher? (CNN, geology.com, USA Today, etc.) KING 5 NEWS.

3. Which type of mass movement is described in your article? ROCKSLIDE.

4. Who was affected by this movement? A 5 YEAR OLD BOY.

5. How did the mass movement affect them? HE GOT STUCK UNDER A BOULDER.

6. Include one photo of your mass movement type (for example, ANY picture of a rockfall, landslide, mudflow, etc.)

7. What are three things that you learned? TO NEVER PLAY AROUND BIG ROCKS, ROCKSLIDES CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME, AND MASS MOVEMENTS CAN BE VERY DEADLY.

8. What are two things that you found interesting?9. What is one question that you still have? THE BOY SURVIVED THE MASS MOVEMENT, AND HOW HEROIC HE WAS. WHY WOULD THE KIDS BE PLAYING AROUND BIG ROCKS?

4 Sciences

The 4 sciences are geology, astronomy, oceanography, and meteorology.

My favorite one is meteorology because it sounds like the easiest one.

My Favorite Kind Of Map

I would have to say that my favorite map projection from today was the Gnomonic Map Projection because I liked the design and how it was made. Even though it's harder to read, it's still prettier than all of the other maps.

What I Expect

What I expect grade wise in Earth Science would have to be an "A", preferably a 100. I plan to achieve everything that I need to know to pass the class, and I would want to know everything I need to know for the future. I will achieve my "A" by doing all of my work and focusing.