Monday, May 4, 2009

Is global warming caused by "man"?

Yes, for the most part global warming is caused by man. Scientists have evidence such as pollution and man-made green house gases have started tearing away the atmosphere. Natural green house gases have less water vapor and harmful effects on the environment.
One natural cause of global warming is the emission of methane from the artic tundra and wetlands.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Physical Properties- Any aspects of an object or substance that can be measured without changing it's identity.
5 Examples: Density, Color, Boiling Point, Mass, and Strength.

Chemical Properties- Any quality that can be established only by changing a substance's chemical identity.
5 Example: Flammability, Toxicity, pH balance, Heat of combustion and Electronegativity.
Heterogeneous: non-uniform distribution of components.
Example: kool-aid, air, water, soda pop,juice,carbon

Homogeneous: Composed of one phase only
Example: Chocolate chip cookie, gravel, dirt, soil, plants, rocks, seeds

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Defenitions Wave Legnths

Wavelength-the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.

Wave frequency-frequency refers to how many waves are made per time interval (this is usually described as how many waves are made per second or as cycles per second).

Wave height-the vertical distance between the crest and the preceding through of a wave.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

What causes the seasons?

  The seasons change because the rotation of the earth and that the sun stays in one spot
and the seasons change because it also travels around the sun and there are four seasons 
because the sun goes on four different sides of the earth.

****The internets Answer****
The earth has different seasons because of the earth's tilt and the orbit around the sun
and when New Mexico is experiencing summer conditions the North like Ohio and Michigan or New York is experiencing winter and when the North is experiencing summer conditions the south should be experiencing winter climates but it is so hot in the  south that they should not 
experience any type of winter climates because there in the tropical region. 

Monday, December 8, 2008

3 Types of Energy

***One type of Energy is convection***
Convection energy is energy transfer through the movement of fluids ah different temperatures
***Example- is a camp fire.

Another type of energy transfer is Conduction
Conduction is heat between particles in direct contact

***Example- a spoon in a cup of hot soup becomes warmer because the heat from the soup is
conducted along the spoon.

Another type of energy transfer is Electromagnetic waves waves that directly transport ENERGY
through space.

***Example- Sunlight.***