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.***