Journey To The Center Of The Earth

After watching Journey to the Center of the Earth, I learned that muscovite is very thin rocks. The slightest change of weight will make it break. I learned that magnesium is very flammable. Lastly I learned that adventures can be very dangerous.
Three things that I learned were not really true in Journey to the Center of the Earth are that the glowing blue extinct birds are not actually glowing, dinosaurs are not still alive like shown in the video, and you cannot go to the center of the Earth.

MY FAVORITE TOPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite topic in Earth Science was astronomy. I liked learning about black holes, and I wish I could have done black holes for our astronomy choice projects. I think that it is pretty cool that anything that falls into a black hole is instantly crushed. I also think it is kind of interesting that stars with three solar masses can turn into a black hole. The fact that no light can escape a black hole is simply fascinating. =D =D =D =D =D =D

Big Bang

I think the universe was just a great big open space of nothingness. You could not see a thing. The universe went under an initial inflation that was very quick and was almost instantly how we see it today. However, this is just a theory. =D

Optical Detection

Four ways that astronomers can detect extrasolar planets are by radial velocity, astrometry, transit method, and optical detection.

In optical detection you can block out the star's glare using a physical mask called a coronograph. The cornograph hides everything except for the stars corona so you can see the other planets.
I have looked over many websites and I have not found any information that tells me how many extrasolar planets have been found through optical detection. I honestly cannot really even find anything about optical detection.

Charon

I like Pluto's moon Charon because it looks pretty cool. I also like it because it is part of Pluto, and I think Pluto is pretty cool because it is a puppy. However, Pluto is also my favorite planet. If you don't like Charon too then you hate puppies because the planet that Charon moves around's name is Pluto and Pluto is a puppy.

Astronomy

Black holes are the ends of starsw that are at least ten to fifteen times as massive as the Sun! If a star that is that big goes through a supernova explosion, it is possible that it will leave behind a rather large burned out stellar remains. Without any kind of outside forces to go against the gravitational forces, the remains will collapse on itself. Eventually the star will collapse to zero volume and infinite density. As the density increases, the path of the light rays that come from the star are bent and are wrapped to a point where they cannot be unwrapped. The star is called a Black Hole because no light escapes after the star reaches this infinite density.

Worm holes are supposedly short cuts through space.

Global Warming

Global warming is the increase in the temperature of the earth's surface due to the emission of greenhouse gases from human activity. I do believe in global warming because glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are drying, and all in all, the temperatures are much higher than they have been in the past. Three pieces of evidence that say global warming is not happening is that Antarctica is getting colder, not warmer, polar bear numbers are increasing, oceans are cooling, and Mars and Pluto are warming too.

Condensation

Some examples of condensation nuclei are water gathering on a cold glass of water, water gathering on the mirror during a shower, water gathering on the grass (dew), the mist on the windows on cold mornings, and the windows of a car fogging up.

Air Masses

The four main types of air masses are cT, mT, cP, and mT. C stands for continental which is dry, T stands for tropical which is warm, M stands for maritime which is wet, and P stands for Polar which is cold. I think the maritime tropical is most likely to bring hurricanes because they are off the coast, and the are warm and wet. The air mass that I think would most likely bring a drought is the continental tropical because it is warm and it is dry. I think that continental polar is most likely to bring lake-effect snowstorms because it is very dry and cold, so it wouldn't melt snow. =D The arctic air mass has pretty much the same characteristics as polar, except it is much colder with lower dew points. Highland occurs in regions with large elevation changes over short distances.

Recycling.

I also agree that recycling is a good thing, and i think we should recycle glass because every tone of glass recycled saves the equivalent of nine gallons of fuel oil needed to make glass from virgin materials. I think it is better to recycle products then to reuse them because recycling could make it into something way more important then whatever creative and odd ideas you can think of to reuse them. People of Fayetteville can recycle by using their blue cans right, by putting items that can be recycled into them. The closes recycling center to my house is 7581 Lowell Harris Road, which is the Cliffdale Site. Nine things that can be made from plastic after being recycled are: bottles, shower stalls, recycling bins, scouring pads, paint brushes, industrial strapping, drainpipes, plastic lumber, flowerpots, and more. Five things metal can be turned into once it has been melted down are: cans, automobile parts, siding, appliances, building materials, and more. Something I can do to promote recycling is actually start to use my recycling bin.

Pluto

I think Pluto is not a planet. It is a dog. =D In all seriousness I think Pluto is not a planet because there was another planet discovered that was much larger than Pluto, and astronomers realize they had to reconsider their definition of a planet. They decided that a planet must fulfill three criteria, which was that a planet must orbit the sun, it must have enough mass to pull itself into spherical shape, and it must have cleared out the other objects in its orbit. So, both Pluto and Xena were named dwarf planets.

Monsoon (by Tokio Hotel)

1. A Monsoon is the seasonal wind shift.

2. Two main causes of a Monsoon is the Bermuda High and the Thermal Low.

3. Monsoons prevent droughts and some people like the rain. =D

4. Monsoons bring floods.

Hurricane Alicia

I chose Hurricane Alicia because it reminds me of Alice In Wonderland and that is the newest movie from Tim Burton. =D Hurricane Alicia was rated as a category 3 hurricane. Alicia formed on August 15th, 1983. It was fromed over the northern center of the Gulf of Mexico, and moved slowly towards the west and northwest while getting stronger on the 16th and 17th. This movement brought Hurricane Alicia to the western end of Galveston Island, Texas on August 18. Alicia moved into Nebraska on the 21st. The Coast Guard in Galveston reported sustained winds of 96 miles per hour with gusts up to 125 miles per hour.

Alicia was resposible for 21 deaths and about $2 billion dollars in damage in the United States.

Greenhouse Effect

IR Radiation is also known as heat or infrared radiation. The three main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane and water. I think the greenhouse effect is a bad thing. It gives to much heat to earth, and it raises the sea levels which helps contribute to floods.

2nd quarter blog grade

I believe I deserve a grade in the 90s again. I believe this because I have once again done very well on my blogs and I turn them in mostly on time, except for that one day that the computers were being really mean to me. So there was blog post number 6 that is late, but thats thanks to the laptops being against me. Other than that I believe I deserve in the 90s because I don't really have any grammar mistakes, and I use words correctly and answer the questions completely. =]

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Oceans natural resources include: oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, and fish. Polymetallic nodules, also called manganese nodules, are rock concretions on the sea bottom formed of concentric layers of iron and manganese hydroxides around a core. Sand and gravel aggregates provide cement and concrete. Placer deposits are accumulations of valuable minerals formed by deposition of dense mineral phases in a trap site. Everybody of course, should know what oil and gas fields and fish are, I think its somewhat obvious.

Periods

The periods from oldest to youngest is Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretacious, Tertiary, and Quaternary.
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Tree Rings

As you can see, this tree is about 29 years old.

Scientists can tell the age of a tree by looking at the rings because not only do trees grow taller, they grow thicker also. Everytime the tree grows thicker, it creates a new ring. This is important because it tells you how long the tree has been alive, and sometimes it shows things that have happened to the tree throughout its life. This would be an example of absolute dating because each ring represents a certain amount of years.

Unconformity

D, A, E, B, C.
D was first because if you look carefully, you can see that it used to be whole until E intersected it later on. A was second, because before an earthquake or something else happened, D and A were horizontal. E was third, because it intersects both D and A. B was fourth because it is above A, D, and E. Lastly, C is last because it intersects B.

Des-ruction (haha get it Mr. Dunn)

I think earthquakes are most destructive because they can have buildings fall and other things fall for people who aren't very prepared for it.

1. The deepest mine in the world is 3.6 meters deep.

2. To dig to the mantle you would have to dig about 35 kilometers deep.

3. I think if I were able to reach the mantle, it wouldn't look extremely interesting. It would just look like a bunch of dirt. Same with the outer and inner core. Obviously it would not be dirt, but iron instead.

Blogpost grade

I believe I deserve somewhere in the 90s for a blogpost grade. I think I deserve such a grade because I follow all of the requirements for each blogpost. I also turn each blog in on time, and I think very thoroughly about each blog before I post it. I look for spelling and grammar mistakes, and I make sure each paragraph makes sense. I've enjoyed doing the blogs, and so far it has been a great experience. I think I'm doing a beautiful job on my blogs, and that's why I think I deserve a grade that is somewhere in the 90s.

Rock Cycle

The two main types of igneous rocks are intrusive and extrusive. An example of an intrusive igneous rock is diorite. Diorite is a coarse-grained rock thats composition is made up of feldspar, pyroxene, hornblende, and occasionally quartz. Another example of an intrusive igneous rock is gabbro. Gabbro is a coarse-grained, dark colored rock thats composition is made up of feldspar, augite, and occasionally olivine. Examples of extrusive igneous rocks are rhyolite and obsidian. Rhyolite is a light colored, fine grained, and its composition usually contains quartz and feldspar. Obsidian is a dark colored volcanic glass that forms from quick cooling of molten rock material. It cools so quickly that crystals do not form, so it is very smooth.

The two main types of metamorphic rocks are foliated and nonfoliated. Two examples of foliated metamorphic rocks are slate and phyllite. Slate is formed through the metamorphism of shale. It is a low-grade metamorphic rock that splits into thin pieces. Phyllites composition is mainly very fine grained mica. The surface of phyllite is occasionally wrinkled. It has a intermediate grade of metamorphic. Two examples of non-foliated metamorphic rocks are marble and quartzite. Marble is produced from the metamorphism of limestone. It is mainly composed of calcium carbonate. Quartzite is produced by the metamorphism of snadstone. It is mainly made up of quartz.

The two main types of sedimentary rocks are clastic and chemical. Two examples of clastic sedimentary rocks are breccia and shale. Breccia is composed of large angular fragments. The spaces in the large fragments can be filled with smaller particles or a mineral cement which binds the rock together. Shale is made of clay size weathering debris. It usually breaks into small, thin, flat pieces. Two examples of chemical sedimentary rocks are rock salt and some limestones. Rock salt is formed from the evaporation of ocean or saline lake waters. It is also known by the mineraly named halite. It is used as a winter highway treatment. Limestone is calcium carbonate. It can form from the precitpitaion of calcium carbonate from lake or ocean water..

Fuel Efficiency

I would tell my parents to get the lotus elise because it has the best average mileage. It's also very cheap. It costs $54,990. Not only is it cheap, and has good mileage, it is also a very pretty car. =]

The following minerals are used to make something that can actually be used. Diamonds are used to make jewelry. Coal produces electrical energy. Gold is used in dentistry and medicine. Garnet is used for glass and ceramics. Sulfur is used in manufacturing processes: drugs, fertilizer.

map projection

My favorite map projection is the conic map projection. I think it looks really cool. It also helps view the world in small cones making it easier to study a specific area of the world. I also like the fact that its name is conic. It's just a very odd word that isn't very common.

Astronomy

I think astronomy sounds the most interesting. I personally like the stars and I like looking at them. I think the constallations are very fascinating. I also like studying the stars and how they burn out and die. I really cannot wait until we get to study astronomy in class!!