Jacquelyn+Meldon

JACKIE MELDON!

- When I'm not in school I'm either with freinds, at the gym or working ( bridgewater chocolate & Al's Cookout). I just joined the girls golf team so that has been keeping me busy and will for the next month or so. I'm actually enjoying it also!

ASSIGNMENT #1 -The science topic that I hear most about, especially lately is Chemistry. I hear about these topics mostly in Japan. - The Science topic that I mentioned is so popular because Japan currently is struggling with trying to cool down the nuclear reactor, that potentionally kill even more people in the country than the Earthquake already did. - The goal for this science communication is to stop this reactor from breaking open, and killing thousands of people. Top scientists from all around the world are trying their best to ease this reactor from potential deaths. -

Assignment # 2- What are our options for energy resources.
1) The difference between renewable and non-renewable resources is that renewable resources can be reproduce for generations, and non-renewable resources can run out eventually.

2) The three types of fossil fuels are, coal, petroleum, and natural gas. The fossil fuels are formed by natural resources such as buried dead organisms.

3) We use fossil fuels as a source of energy such as, petroleum in our cars. The energy stored gives off its energy to power the car and emissions are released into the atmosphere.

4) Wind and Solar power energy are renewable resources that are positive for our environment. Both of these renewable resources do not affect our environment the way non-renewable resources do such as pollute. One downside to using solar power is that it isn't sunny all the time which could have a great impact on the energy it gives off.

__//**Time-stamp: Friday 4-15-11, (10:30pm) Jacquelyn has completed lesson #1 and lesson #2 on this wikispace.**// __


 * Assignment # 3- Global Warming & Climate Change**

We should care about global warming because we cause it and we can prevent it. If we keep our enviroment clean and un poluted then the Ozone layer would stay how it;s suppose to be. As our world gets hotter carbon dyoxide cannot be realeased into our atmosphere. 97% of earths water is salt 3% is fresh and out of that 3% only .6% is consuable and suitable for drinking.
 * **Question of the Day-**


 * - Global Warming is made by mankind. We create the disaster of global warming, by putting polution into our enviroment it thins out the Ozone layer which lets many UV rays through the earth from the sun. Climate Change is a bit differnt, it is made from mother nature. We the people can not do anything to change the climate weather. In New England we have four consistant seasons, ( for the most part ) Summer, fall, winter, and spring, ten thousand years from now that can all change, we maybe won't have snow, 80 degree weather in the summer, we won't have leaves fall to the ground in the fall and the trees and flowers wouldn't bloom like they do in the spring.**

- [] (Short video clip of what people would rate their caring of global warning and how much it affects them.)

A.) - Four reasons that we should care about most and that are highly affected towards us is that in the years between 1990 and 2100 we could be affected with global warming. Global warming is effected by population growth and technological change in the Earth. - We should also worry about the rising of sea level. By the year 2100 the sea level is expected to rise anywhere from about 9 cm to 88 cm. This rising of water is caused by the melting of glaciers and the massive amounts of snowfall in Greenland and Antactica. Even after temperatures get warmer and consistant the ice will still melt causing the sea levels to rise. -By the year 2100 average temperatures are going to rise by 40% making Northern Canada, Greenland, and Northern Asia making them warmer regions. Because we don't live anywhere near thoughs regions many people don't care about the problem but think of all the wild animals and species that live there that are not going to be able to adapt to the new weather change and die. - The last reason that people should taking this information all into consideration is because they also live on this Earth, and even though life may be good for them now in the near future things could get really bad. For example the rates of hurricanes is going to rise drastically and the force of the hurricanes is going to increase and be more intense with heavier rainfall and high speed winds. [] ( From the above answers all my information was from this following website.)
 * Question #5**

B.) These top four effects of global warning I basically already answered above but, all four of these responses are highly important to whoever may read them. Even somebody who is reading this doesn't believe the world is going to end in 2012 ( I'm not saying it is) I think they would still be affected about these issues that could accure in the future. Our nation and planet is getting more and more populated by the minute which cause's polution into our atmosphere which thins out the Ozone layer making us be in global warming. All of these issues that may someday occur are almost inevitable we can't do anything to stop them, they'll either happen or they won't. In the year now, 2011 we get the opportunity of getting four consistant weather changes within a few months. Summer,fall,Winter, and Spring, all these season give us different rises of tempuratures but in years to come we may be in an iceage.

C.) These reasons impact and really affect me because this is my home, this is all of our homes. Many people look at it like, " Oh today is such a beautiful day, it's sunny and 78 degrees." They don't think about what will come in the future because they think they won't be around but they don't know. A meteor could crash into planet earth at anytime and that'd be it. More people need to take these issues into a lot more consideration because they never know what is going to happen when they wake up every morning. Questions & Comments- - How does the world work? Yes I have been reading for hour about all this fascinating information but how do scientist know this? - How can they predict the exact year that these issues wil occur?

Question of the day- //How is the balance of the carbon cycle affected ?// 1.) The difference's between renewable and non-renewable resources is that non-renewable energy sources can never be replaced. Where as renewable resources is defined as "capable of being renewed". Both resources are NOT distributed evenly throughout the world.
 * Assignment # 4**

2.) **Response to Global Warming.**
 * -****Kaylee had many good points and facts about why global warming is so important to humans and why we should care so much about it. For example, as the temperature gets warmer, glaciers start to melt and sea level begins to rise excessivly.**

3.) **What is Carbon Cycle?** - Carbon Cycle is when all of the carbon atoms in existence rotate.

[] ( carbon cycle nonliving) [] (living)

4.) Carbon Cycle- Carbon cycle is an element, and is part of all living things, it never stays in one place, but constantly moving. Carbon Source- Carbon source is a nutrient that provides carbon skeletons needed for synthesis of new organic molecules. Carbon Sink- Carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon than released. Greenhouse Gases- Greenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that trap radiation emitted from the earth, lower atmosphere, clouds and/or aerosols, this causes positive radiative forcing, in other words, it's enhancing global warming. Greenhouse Effect- there are two meanings to the greenhouse effect, there is the 'natural' that keeps the Earth's climate warm and habitable. Then you have the 'man-made" which is the enhancement of Earth's natural greenhouse effect by the addition of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels.

Carbon Cycle- Is everywhere we are and always moving. Carbon source- provides carbon skeletons. Carbon sink- Soaks up more carbon than realeases. Greenhouse Gases- Trap radiations that is let into the Earth. Greenhouse Effect- Natural keeping the Earth warm and habitable, and man-made, burning of fossil fuels.

5.) A.) How could deforestation ( the cutting down of a large quanity of trees, in one area, in a short period of time) disrupt the balance of the carbon cycle? -Deforestation will affect the balance of carbon cycle because by those many trees coming down is the home to many wild animals out in the forest. B.) How can burning fossil fuels affect the caron cycle? -The burning of fossil fuels affects the carnbon cycle because it realeases a large amount of carbon in our atmosphere which causes the carbon dioxide rate to increase. C.) Identify one process that adds carbon to the atmosphere ( = CARBON SOURCE) and one process that takes carbon out. - One process that adds carbon into the atmosphere is burning of anything, ( fuel for example). The process that it takes or what takes carbon out of our atmosphere would be, biochar. Biochar is the only reductive technology that exists to remove carbon from the atmosphere.

Question of the day: What is the size of your (carbon) footprint?
 * Assignment # 5**

1.) What is an Ecological Footprint? - Ecological Footprint is that all resources come from the planet Earth. This footprint is also defined as, " the area of productive land and water ecosystems required to produce the resources that the population consumes and assimilate the wastes that the population produces, wherever on Earth the land and water is located." [] ( this information ^ ) - What is a Carbon Footprint? - Carbon Footprint is the amount of C02 being emitting into our earth within a one-year period. C02 is the primary gas responsible for global warming and drastic change in our climate. An American is responsible for about 19-21 tons of carbon emissions yearly. The whole United States is responsible for 25% of global green house gas emissions 'while we are only 5% of the worlds populations.' ( <-- direct quote from site. ) [] ( ^ this information)

[] ( carbon footprint) [] ( ecological footprint )

2.) **PREDICTION OF CARBON FOOTPRINT-** My initial thoughts on Carbon Footprint was, " Does she really mean the size of our foot? " So my question/comment is, is carbon footprint just the amount of C02 thats being emitted into our enviroment? How do it get there? Burning things? I would have to say my Carbon Footprint to be about, 2% of that 25% being emitted. I think I would be 2% because I drive a car which polutes the air, I have bon-fires, and do many other things that would polute our enviroment. All these things though are not intentionally. I would have to say my Carbon Footprint is relatively small compared to others because there are so many more people out there hurting our enviroment a lot more than I am.

3.) **__I TOOK THE QUIZ! BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO PRINT IT! OR EVEN PROVE TO YOU THAT I TOOK IT!!!!!__**
 * __[] ( THIS IS THE BEGINING OF THE QUIZ! )__**

SERVICES- 50% FOOD- 12% SHELTER- 6% MOBILITY- 14% GOODS- 18%

-IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE ME, WE'D NEED 3.9 PLANET EARTH'S TO PROVIDE ENOUGH RESOURCES. -TO SUPPORT MY LIFESTYLE IT TAKES, 17.5 GLOBAL ACRES OF EARTH'S PRODUCTIVE AREA.

4.) **THREE NEGATIVE LIFESTYLES-** - Driving in two cars to the same place that your friend may be going to, instead of carpooling. - BON-FIRES - NOT ALWAYS RECYCLING! - These are not good choice because they don't benefit the earths atmosphere at all, it's only making our enviroment more poluted, and we're proving the statement that U.S citizens emit 25% of global green house gases which effect the earth enormously.

-These negative lifestyles can easily be fixed. - I can have less or no more boin-fires. -Carpool all the time with people if we are going to the same place at the same time. - And CONSTANTLY recycle.

My freind and I were actually just talking a few days ago how we should ride our bikes to school in the morning now that it is starting to get warmer out, me an dher are basically neighbors, your getting your morning exercise, while having fun! 5.) **HOW CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!?** - I am only one person, can I make a difference? 100% yes, I believe that anybody can make a difference in our enviroment it's all of a matter on how much you really want to make a difference. I can't think of a specific time that I have made a difference, but I know somebody that has made a huge difference, right in our school! Last year my freind organized together the SOBE LIFE WATER machine in the student entrance of our school. All proceeds were going to the PJZ foundation. He got this brilliant idea and just went with it and was very successful. So I think if someone as little authority as he has made a huge difference I think anybody could. - If one person said to me I can never make a difference, I'd explain to them what my freind did with the sobe life water machine and tell them that just because your one person and don't have much authority you CAN make a difference it's just a matter of how much effort you're willing to put into the project you need to do.