Dec 27 2010
Of course it is not as satisfying as when it comes on and cancels a school day, but it was beautiful snow for Christmas Day nonetheless. I was at my dad’s house in my hometown of Laurinburg, NC when the snow started falling, but could still see PDS covered in snow via our live cam [...]
Oct 19 2010
On Friday we continued our discussion on the Earth’s Atmosphere and why we have a diversity of climates throughout the Earth. 1. UNEVEN HEATING OF THE EARTH – Shape – Tilt (23.5 degrees from the vertical axis) – Orbit We did a quick experiment with the globe to show how the shape and tilt affect [...]
Oct 16 2010
What’s Really in our Atmosphere? In order to understand biomes, we have to understand why temperature and precipitation change in different places around the world. To start the understanding of this we talked about the composition and structure of the Earth’s atmosphere. I: Composition- 78% Nitrogen- stable, inert gas because of the triple bond between [...]
