Monday, October 17, 2011

Uranus


Planet Order: 7th from the sun
Distance from the sun:2,871 million km
Mass:8.68x1025-14.536
14.536 kg     Diameter:51,118 km
Rotation:17 hours 14 min     Revolution:84 years
# of moons:30

Terrestrial or Jovian


Uranus description:uranus was the first planet to be discovered in modern history. It was actually discovered by accident in 1781 by William Herschel.Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun,with a distance of 3 billion from the sun,with a mass of 14.536 kg and a rotation of 99 degrees.Uranus is a Jovian planet because is with a farther distance from the sun.


Interesting facts
1.Is the coldest planet in the solar system,Uranus actually gives off less heat than it absorbs from the Sun.
2.Uranus is turned over on its side,the tilt of Uranus is 99-degrees.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Hurricane Irene Project

Critical Thinking






1.What effect does water temperature have on the creation a hurricane?
    The water temperature effect on the creation of hurricane is that the water temperature      cause the hurricanes,the warm temperature of the ocean cause hurricanes.


2.Why would there be more damage to an area during high tide?
    There would be more damage to an area during a high tide because the high tide comes    strong and becuase it's high so it can destroy and damage an area fast.


3.If an area is fully saturated,how will this be more dangerous for an area?
   If an area is fully saturated it would be more dangerous for an area because the soil would be very wet and it would be easy fo the trees to broke down.


4.Why would there be more flooding if the ground was fully saturated?
    There would be more flooding if the ground was fully saturated because flooding covers the areas that are usually dry.


Reflection


1.What is something that you liked about this mini-project?
    Something that i liked about this mini-project is that i learn so many things and that we got to work in group.


2.What was difficult for you in this project?
    Answering some of the question was difficult for me because in some of them i dint know the answer.


3.What would you change about your work on this project?
   I would try to do it better and to answer questions better.


4.How did this project help you learn about Hurricane Irene?
   This project help me learn about Hurricane Irene more, like knowing the differents parts of it ,how it occurs and understand more about Hurricanes.