Is it?

In your opinion, is Pluto a Planet? Why or why not? Please include a picture.

Pluto is a planet because, if its a drawft planet than it a planet. It has a planet "drawft planet" so it makes it a planet. Its in the solar system and its not a rock so that would make it a planet.

Monsoon: )

Monsoons

1. What is a monsoon?

2. What 2 major factors cause monsoons?

3. Give 2 reasons why monsoons could be considered a good thing.



Monsoon Information Index (click on the PDF versions once you get to this site)

4. Give 2 negatives of monsoons.240 Die in India

5. Why did so many people die here? What exactly happened? Please be complete :)

6. After everything that you have read about monsoons, what do you think? Are they good or bad? Why?



1. A seasonal reversal or wind direction.

2. the movement northward from winter to summer of the huge upper level subtropical high pressure system.

3. Monsoon will be good because dry area will become more wet/moisture.

Decrease in Thunderstorm will also be good.



4. Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flood Patterns.

5. heavy rainfall at the end of the monsoon season and flooding.

6. Monsoon can be good and bad. Bad because of the thunderstorm and, good because of the moisture.

The Big Hole.!

1. What is global warming?




2. Do you believe in global warming? Briefly explain.




3. Give three pieces of evidence to support your position on number 2.




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.







1.When the green house gas burn a hole in the ozone layer and the sun UV rays get through and temperature increases.







2.Yes I means because the world is going to be over soon. It can be by other things be hide but, we can never tell when its going to happen. But, if we keep throwing trash every where its not going to help.

3.Climate change, deforestation, and the CO2 levels.

4.If you don't believe in this science research it and there is factual information of the CO2 levels are decrease, river are dry up because its becomings to change, and the extreme heat/temperature change.

Dennis???

1. Which hurricane did you choose?
2. What category was it on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
3. Tell its story.
4. How many lives were lost? How much damage did it cause ($)?
5. Include at least one picture.

The hurricane i choose was Dennis.

Hurricane Dennis was a category 4 hurricane.

Dennis form from a tropical wave. It move a cross the coast of Africa June 29. The cyclone moved west-northwest ward to eastern and central Caribbean Sea. Became a tropical storm July 5. July 7 became a major hurricane. Category4 wind speed 150. 135 when it passed Cuba.

42 deaths - 22 in Haiti, 16 in Cuba, 3 in the United States, and 1 in Jamaica.$2.23 billion. United States is estimated at $2.23 billion damage in Jamaica is estimated at 1.9 billion Jamaican dollars* (approximately $31.7 million U. S.).

Cold 'n' Hot

1. What are the 4 main types of air masses? What does each letter stand for?




2. Which kind of air mass is most likely to bring hurricanes? Why?




3. Which kind of air mass(es) is most likely to bring a drought? Why?




4. Which kind of air mass(es) bring lake-effect snowstorms? (check p. 561)




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.









1.mT Maritime =wet




Tropical=warm




mP Maritime=wet




Polar=cold




cT Continental=dry




Tropical=warm







cP Continental=dry







Polar=cold

2.Maritime Tropical Because its wet and moisture air.

3.Continental Tropical and Continental Polar.

4.Continental Polar brings lake-effect snowstorms.

The End of the World!

1. What is "IR" radiation?
2. What are the 3 main greenhouse gases?
3. In your opinion, is the greenhouse effect a good thing or a bad thing?



1.IR raditation is heat.

2.Carbon Dioxide

Water

Methane

3.Its a bad thing because we can die from this it like make it to hot for us to survive.

Recycling!

1.Recycling is a good thing because it save more money than having to use sand and make more glass. Also it will use less fuel.
2.We can use the blue bin to more soda cans and things of that natural.
3.The closest recycling center would be the Cliffdale Site.
5.Recycle Plastic can make bottle, shower stalls, recycling bins, scouring pads, paint brushes, industrial strapping, drainpipes, plastic lumber, flowerpots.
6.Mental once its burned it can be made into cans, automobile parts, siding, appliances, and building materials.
7.Try to make it a cool thing. So recycling is cool.!