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Comics Notes

Clouds – collection of many water droplets -Types of cloud —Cumulus look like cotton balls —Stratus cover more area than srtatus than cumulus but not taller —Cirrus made of ice crystal Fronts -air mass form different area can’t mix -4 … Continue reading

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Reading Notes: Intro to Astronomy

Astronomy: The Original Science -astronomy = the study of universe -ancient culture never fully understood how the moons, stars, and planets move in relation -Years = the time when the earth orbit the sun -Months = division of the year … Continue reading

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Global Warming vs Energy MindMap

This is my group mind map for Global Warming vs Energy:

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El Niño

-El Niño occurs every 2 to 12 years. -It is when South Pacific winds move a lesser amount of warm sea water to the West Pacific Ocean. -The temperatures on the surface of the coast of South America rises. -El … Continue reading

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Group Teaching Notes

WAVES -caused by wind -dept of the ocean -crest and troughs -distance each wave is measure by the crest and troughs -ocean water doesn’t move -measure the length of wave by speed between each wave CURRENT -many current -movement of … Continue reading

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The Greenhouse Effect

INTRO Temperature are livable thing because of greenhouse effect. IT STARTS WITH THE SUN When sun’s radiation reached the earth surface and only some bounce. GREENHOUSE EFFECT It is when heat is trapped inside the earth and unable to get … Continue reading

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Earth Hour 2013

HISTORY -9 years of event had happen -from 1 city to over 150 countries IMPACT – no doubt about it: the world is facing some of the most critical environmental challenges in its history – may make the journey to … Continue reading

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Reading Notes

-Pacific is the largest ocean -The globe ocean is divide in to 4 main ocean= -it took many million years to be what it is today -4.5 billion years ago Earth was a really different -lavas, gas and ashes separated … Continue reading

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Marine Animal Emergency Research (Data Collection)

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Water Cycle Song Lyrics

-if u want to know about the water cycle -then u really should listen to this song -starts with evaporation followed by condensation ends with precipitation -evaporation is when water turns gas -condensation is when gas turns to puffy clouds … Continue reading

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Water Pollution E-Portfolio Entry

Basic information/ description of the type of water pollution (at least 4 different types of water pollution) What is Water Pollution? Water pollution is when bodies of water is mixed with unclean materials. (e.g. chemical waste) When does it occur? … Continue reading

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Volcano Vocabulary

Volcano – fissure on the earth surface which create magma Magma Chamber – body of magma in a volcano Vent – opening of a volcano where volcanic material comes out Crater – funnel-shaped pit near central vent Caldera – semicircular … Continue reading

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