The wind on Earth is created because of the unequal heating of the Earth’s surface. Since the surface is heated unequally, this creates areas of low and high pressure. Areas with low pressure have a lot of warm air that rises up in the atmosphere. This creates the low pressure area, all of that warm … More How is wind created?
What is a Bouncy Ball? Let’s first take a look at what makes up a bouncy ball. They are composed of thousands of elastic fibers. Elasticity means that the object is able to retain it’s shape after some sort of twisting or squeezing has been applied to the object. Rubber and different forms of polymers, a substance … More How Do Bouncy Balls Work?
In order to understand the States of Matter first we must understand the following question. What is matter? Matter is everything around you. Anything that is made up of molecules and atoms is considered to be matter. There are five different states of matter. You might be wondering, five?! There are four of types of matter … More Brief Introduction to the States of Matter
Stop and think. What color is emitted from a light source? If we think about the sun, it’s looks just a big white light that is shining down on the Earth. In all reality the light is every color in the rainbow. To see what I am talking about, take a look at the figure … More Why is the sky blue?
Let’s review what we already know. The troposphere is the layer in which we live in and the layer where all of the weather occurs. The stratosphere is the layer right above the troposphere. Gases are layered in the stratosphere and don’t mix well with one another. The next layer is called the mesosphere or … More Layers of the Atmosphere Part 2
A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth is called the atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere is divided into four layers. These layers are all extremely important properties that protect us from the Sun’s ultra-violet rays, keeps the Earth warm and cool enough to live, and controls what the weather is like. First, in order to … More Layers of the Atmosphere
This experiment is rather simple. You need water, pepper, and dish soap. The water goes into the raised plate. Then add enough pepper to cover most of the surface. Put a drop of dish soap on your finger and poke the center of the water. Observe. The pepper isn’t running away from the dish soap, … More Surface Tension Continued…
Before I post my upcoming science experiment, it is important that we understand what surface tension is. Surface tension is like an elastic hold on a liquid. This is a simplified version of the definition, but it will be easier to see it demonstrated in the lab. So look out for that!! Did you know that … More Surface Tension
In my last post I spoke about how the ecosystem was all connected in relation to how energy is passed on from organism to another. There are two main ways to visually see how each organism is connected to the others. Food chains are essentially a line-up of organisms that pass energy on to each other. … More Food Webs & Food Chains
In one of my favorite science courses in college we were discussing predation and the effects it has on environments. Then all of a sudden we were talking about photosynthesis. What? Yes, the photosynthesis. The very thing we all take for granted. The one thing that stands between us and a barren Earth. Wow, that’s pretty intense. … More Everything is Connected
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