Global Warming

1. What is global warming?
An increase in average temperature in the earth's atmosphere

2. Do you believe in global warming? Briefly explain.
No because I've never been really taught about or learned anything from it so I can't say I believe it is real.

3. Give three pieces of evidence to support your position on number 2.
Never been taught.
Don't really know about it.
Is it real?

4. Despite your response to #2, there are smart people out there that believe the complete opposite of what you believe. Give three pieces of evidence for someone with the opposing viewpoint.
Scientific proof.
Affecting earth.

5 examples of condensation and condensation nuclei

Condensation

Air conditioner-The top of the air conditioner.

Refridgerator-The inside walls

Morning Dew-The grass.

Water Bottle-The surface of the bottle

Window-The outside of the window.

Choose a major hurricane and answer the following questions in your blog.

1. Which hurricane did you choose?

Hurricane Jeanne 2004

2. What category was it on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

Category 3

3. Tell its story.

Hurricane Jeanne started off as a troical wave and than became a tropical depression on September 13 near the Leeward islands. Jeanne hit Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, and the bahammas. By the time she got to the United states she was no longer a category 3. She had weakened once hitting Florida. Once she got to Virginia she died out.

4. How many lives were lost? How much damage did it cause ($)?

Hurricane Jeanne caused $6.9 billion dollars and over 3,000 people lost their lives.

5. Include at least one picture.

Today you learned about the four main types of air masses. Answer the following questions in your blog:

1. What are the 4 main types of air masses? What does each letter stand for?
mT=Maritime Tropical, mP=Maritime Polar, cT=Continental Tropical, cP=Continental Polar.
2. Which kind of air mass is most likely to bring hurricanes? Why?
Maritime Tropical.
3. Which kind of air mass(es) is most likely to bring a drought? Why?
Continental Tropical and Continental Polar.
4. Which kind of air mass(es) bring lake-effect snowstorms? (check p. 561)
Continental Polar and Maritime Polar.
5. Today we learned about the 4 main types of air masses. In reality, there are many more than four. List and explain 2 other air masses.
Arctic and Highland. Arctice is frigid and dry. Highland is cold and dry.

Greenhouse Effect Animation

1. What is "IR" raditation?

Heat.

2. What are the 3 main greenhouse gases?

Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and water.

3. In your opinion, is the greenhouse effect a good thing or a bad thing?

Bad thing because it makes the planet hotter.

Today you will view a few websites dealing with recycling. Check out the links below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Most people agree that recycling is a good thing. Why, specificly should we recycle glass?

Every ton of glass recycled saves the equivalent of 9 gallons of fuel oil needed to make glass from virgin materials

2. Which is better: recycling or reusing things?

Recycling.

3. How can Fayetteville residents recycle?

By throwing the stuff that can be recycled into the blue containers.

4. Where is the closest recycling drop-off center to your home (or our school)?

6474 Research Drive.

5. List 9 things plastic can be made into once it has been recycled.

Bottles, shower stalls, recycling bins, scouring pads, paint brushes, industrial strapping, drainpipes, plastic lumber, and flowerpots.

6. List 5 things metals can be turned into once it has been melted down.

Cans, automobile parts, siding, appliances and building materials.

7. What can you do to promote recycling?
Make everyone recycle and let them know how important it is.

Pick one of the four oceans. What are the five most important natural resources that people get from that ocean?

I choose the pacific ocean.

Oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish.