Neptune

This planet is the furthest one from the sun. The 8th in the order, its 4,498 million km away from the sun.

With a mass of 1.0247x1026 Kg, and a diameter of 49,532 Km. It takes 16 hours 6 minutes to rotate, 164.79 years to go around the sun.

Neptune has 13 moons, The planet is a gas giant (Jovian).

What is it like on Neptune?

Neptune is like a twin of Uranus. The atmosphere contains a thick layer of clouds. It is very cold because is very far from the sun. Humans cant live there because it contains Methane and hydrogen. 

2 Interesting facts of Neptune

• This planet was named after the Roman god Neptune, ( The god of the oceans). Took the name because of its blue ocean like color.
• Neptune's moon Triton is bigger than earths moon. it circles Neptune in six earth days and circles backwards.  

 

Hurricane Irene Project

Critical Thinking

1.What time of year does hurricane occur? why do they only happen during that time? 
Hurricane happen during the summer time. Because the temperature is much hotter causing the oceans to be warm. The hotter it is the more vapor will rise, the more vapor the more precipitation.

2. How can the timing of the tides (high or low) effect the devastation of a hurricane?
 Hurricane cause the water level to rise depending on the hurricanes category. When the tide is high and the hurricane its happening the waves will rise up very high causing floods in the areas close to the water.

3. If an area is fully saturated, will a hurricane have more or less impact on an area?
 The hurricane will cause more damage , the wind will knock down trees. It would cause more flooding as well. The water don't have anywhere to go, It will accumulate and go everywhere.

4. How does groundwater saturation affect rivers and streams? If a hurricane or heavy happen , the rivers and streams will overflow with water causing floods.

Reflection

1. What is something that you liked about this Mini-Project?  I liked connecting all of the processes and cycle, how they work together.
2. What was difficult for you on this project? Presenting my topic to other groups in the class was the most difficult , I found that the project was not hard but this part was the most difficult.
3. What would you change about your work on this project? I did not type all my worksheet, I would change that from my work.
4. How did this project help you learn about hurricane Irene? I learn that if the ground is saturated the trees fall down. I thought that only the wind strength do that, now I know that saturation and wind make the trees fall.