The way the wind blows

The reason the earth has uneven heating is because the earth is in the shape of a sphere so different parts of the earth will get more sun light and light rays will hit it differently.  Also, the earth is spinning so some of the earth will be getting hit and other parts of the earth wont. The Coriolis Effect is the deflection of objects when they are in a certian part of the world. Counterclockwise is to the left and clockwise is to the right.  The reason that most deserts are at 30 degrees is because that is where the sun hits the earth the most direct and the strongest. Prevailing winds are winds that blow predominantly from a single general direction over a particular point on the earth’s surface. The dominant winds are the trends in direction of wind with the highest speed over a particular point on the Earth's surface. Global Warming could cause the air pressure to change and therefore cause the wind patterns to change.

There are a few things that you must consider when nesting sea turtles are located near a barrier island. One thing is that when a mother lays her eggs you must make sure that all the lights are off so they don't get confused and walk the incorrect way. Also, you cannot boat close to the spawning grounds. A thing that needs to be determined is if there is a lot of wildlife and make sure there are no reefs. Also, must make sure that the are is not over populated.  One thing that might be a problem is that if it is to close to the water they might ruin some sand duns and a easy way to solve this problem is by not making a golf course to close the the ocean. You can be economically benefited by working for the local restaurants and the golf course. They can have a negative affect by ruining the sand dunes and by having to much light on at night and distracting the turtles. If we destroy the sand dunes then there is no better way to protect the main land. Sand dunes have worked better then any man maid barrier. After looking at other peoples groups i found that we should have made the research station closer the the turtle nest and would have made a better board walk.

Sand Reflection

A grain of sand can tell you a lot about the earth. As i examined sands from different places around the world I noticed how different each particle was. Even sands from beaches a half hour away from the other differed a lot. I saw sands that were round and tan, and others that looked like little crystals  with that being said, i saw gains that were quite large and grains that were tiny. Our essential question that we wee to answer by doing the experiment is, " how can examining sediment provide a lue to its origin?" We can discover a sediment's origin by studying its size, color, texture and rounding. These aspects all tell us something about where the sediment came from. Grain size is an indicator of how far the sediment has traveled. Texture an tell how a sediment was transported(lots of waves or not). Sorting also depends upon the distance the sediment has been transported. One of the beaches i hose was Marthas Vineyard, and the sand under the microscope was very glossy/white and large. It was also well sorted. Another sand i looked at was St. Kits and i noticed that this sand had ore tan particles than the others i looked at. Also the particles were very little and quite poorly sorted. This differed from Marthas Vineyard a lot. In the activity i did this for eight other sands. Eah particle was different. That shows that the waves, climate, and location are all aspects.

The reason it is so difficult to explore under water is because there is so much pressure from the water. So every time you go out into the water you have to sit in the decompression chamber so you don't experience heavy migraines and possibly death. It is also hard to live in the bottom of the ocean because it is difficult to get food and water down to the pod.

Why Explore the Oceans?

In these past few weeks, I have learned a lot about ocean and ocean exploration. The Earth has one giant ocean, but is split into several different ones. There are many different physical features in the ocean. They are very similar to the ones that are on land. Oceans even have mountains bigger then the biggest mountain on land. There are also valleys much deeper in the ocean then on land. The ocean also has big coral reefs that are very beautiful. There are great portions of the sea that have yet to be explored.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I am taking this course because I want to learn more about the ocean. I think that the ocean is very exciting and interesting. In this class I want to learn about the ocean in detail because it is big and interesting. The  reason science is worth studying is because it is related to everything. There would not be life without science so I think I should learn more about it.