Things I have learned

This year when we learned about astronomy i had a great time. I learned many interesting facts about the outer world that i didn't know before. But my favorite thing was about the moon. I knew the moon had phases but what i didn't know as what those phases caused and how they worked. Like when its in the right position with the sun and Earth it can cause an eclipse. Or how it rotates around Earth making it night and day.

The climate and weather control was another thing we learned this year. This one i wasn't to interested in but i still had a favorite. The warm and cold fronts. I was interested in these because i thought it was cool to know what really caused the weather patterns in our general area. And how a one front can take over another front causing it to be either warm or cold.

Geology is something i have learned many times in my life so i kinda knew some of the stuff that we were going to learn about. But in all my favorite thing about geology is learning about Earths crust. I think it is awesome to know that the land we stand on is moving very slowly on top of lava. Our crust was one all together in one big continent called Pangaea. But now it is all over the place. and one day many years from now it will be totally changed once again.

Weathering and erosion is something that happens every day. Weather it is from rain, snow, or wind. but the best thing i learned about this is that erosion is a huge factor that changes our planet everyday. Erosion can break down rocks and flatten mountains over the course of time. One day when we're all gone most of the mountains around us will be flattened down to nothing. I just think its interesting that something so weak can take away something so huge in just a matter of time

The final thing we learned this year was Earths waters. Earths waters are made up of oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, and streams. They spread throughout the planet in all different sizes. But the coolest thing i have learned about them is that they are slowly decreasing. Now its not cool that our water is being depleted but its interesting that something SO huge like an ocean is slowly being taken away by time.

Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs drinking water

The residents of Manitou Springs have one of the best sources of drinking water in the nation, The Rocky Mountains. The water comes from snowmelt and natural springs on Pikes Peak, making our resident the primarily first time users. Being first time users means that the water has not been previously treated, consumed, or recycled. To ensure the quality of our water, we are diligent in protecting our watershed area and our water treatment plant. We take great pride in providing our customers with drinking water that meets or exceeds state and federal water quality regulations and standards.

Our customers are fortunate to have one of the finest sources of drinking water in the nation … the Rocky Mountains. Nearly 75 percent of our water comes directly from snowmelt near the Continental Divide, making our customers primarily first-time users of the water. Being first-time users means that the water has not been previously treated, consumed and recycled for use; therefore, it is free of many chemicals and pollutants. To ensure the quality of this precious drinking water, we are diligent in areas such as watershed protection and water treatment. We take great pride in providing our customers with drinking water that meets or exceeds all state and federal water quality standards.

water cycle

1.What is the water cycle?
Water is used over and over again.
The water cycle is the continuous movement of water from ocean to air and land then back to the ocean in a cyclic pattern.
The sun heats the Earth's surface water which causes it to evaporate (gas).
The water vapor rises into the Earth's atmosphere where it cools and condenses into liquid droplets.
The liquid droplets combine and grow until they become too heavy and fall to the Earth as precipitation.
Water is temporarily stored in lakes, glaciers, underground, or in living organisms. The water can move from these places by streams and rivers, returns to the ocean, is used by plants or animals or is evaporated directly back into the atmosphere.
2.Does the water cycle have a beginning or end?
A cycle doesn't have a beginning or end. If you want to say the start is water on the ground, then the last step before it goes to being water on the ground again is precipitation. If you want a real end, it is when the world runs out of water.
3.Starting with a puddle on a sunny day, describe how water might move through the water cycle and eventually fall back as rain.
It will evaporate and turn into condensation and be bought up into the atmosphere.
4.Create a diagram (using Google docs or word) of the puddle to rain scenario you created for extra credit.

What it means to be green<

Four questions

What, specifically about your topic, are you going to research?
What kids can do to help what it means to be green.

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.
What kids can do to help what it means to be green. Kids can also give their effort in helping by
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• Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs.
• Move your thermostat down two degrees in the winter and up two degrees in the summer.
• Clean or replace your furnace and air conditioner filters.
• Reduce the number of miles you drive, keep your car tuned, and your wheels properly inflated.
• Get informed by researching the web sites listed below or contacting local organizations for ideas on getting involved.
• Help spread the word about global warming solutions through conversations and by example.
• Engage your friends, colleagues, and fellow citizens in discussions on issues and potential solutions.
• Urge your elected officials to take leadership positions in slowing global warming.

What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations?
Their actions could influence the ones of others and this could go world wide and this could cause mass destruction of the ozone layer and years later we could all die.

What would happen if, best-case scenario, everybody listened to your recommendations?
It would help alot but it would take years to get everyone to make a huge impact.

Three gorges dam

This picture can be found here

The location of the Three Gorges Dam is in China. It can be found in the Yangtze River the 3rd largest river in the world. The main reason this damn was built was because of flooding and thousands of people drowning. The Yangtze River had flooded multiple times and then the Chinese government decided to build a dam in 1994 and finished in 2009. For more facts about the dam visit this website. The purpose of this dam would be engineer because they constructed it and tourists might want to see it. I would describe the place as a huge dam that blocks some water from destroying buildings. It also can be electric generating. This shows that Earth's waters can be harmful. Now more people are living closer to the water with little fear that it will flood. The water is being polluted and visit here to learn more about the Three Gorges Dam.

Earthquake Day 1

Where Earthquakes more generally tend to happen are on the boundaries of tectonic plates. Specifically they are all around the rings of fire that lays in in the pacific ocean. Because of the volcanoes in the ring of fire and when they go off they cause earthquakes. This area is called the ring of fire. 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. One earthquake that has happened in the last seven days is one in the Atlantic ocean East of the Kuril Islands. This earthquake was a 7.4 on the ricter scale.





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