Water cycle

1. The water cycle is basically the system of condensation, evaporation, runoff, and precipitation that refreshes and purifies our water and transports water from the ocean onto land (or vice versa).
   
2. The same water we have now has been around sinse the Earth first formed water, so it might have begun billions of years ago and it will never have and end until the water is somehow gone from the earth. It is a continuous cycle.
   
3. First the water in the puddle evaporates and turns into water vapor, then it condenses on dust or pollution particles until its gets heavy enough to fall down as possibly rain.
   

Earth day presentation

Annotated Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy
This source was one of my main information centers. It has almost everything you could want to know on one page of data from economics to the functions of a solar panel. This was one of my best sources.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/solar-cell.htm
This explained indepthly how a solar panel works. It basically said that there are bunches of little solar cells on a solar panel that all collect energy. This energy is then fed back through an electrical wire.
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/solar-power/
This basically explains that solar power is the power from the sun(witch can supply our energy needs 8,500 times over). It said our main problem was to harness it efficiently.
http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_solar.html
This listed all the other ways to use solar power, like passive solar, and gave a basic description of solar power in general. This site was also very helpful because it gave some new information that i didn't know.

What, specifically about your topic, are you going to research?

Our Groups topic is solar power, and the Question i am seeking To answer is this: What in essence is solar power and how does it work?
In essence solar power is the power that comes from the sun. The energy from the sun that reaches the Earth is said to have so much energy it could supply our energy demands 8,500 times over. The problem facing us is how to capture this energy cost effectively and efficiently. So far the main method to do this is with solar panels.

What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific. This is the main part of your assignment. A great way to both save money and live greener would be to power businesses/homes with solar panels. I have a solar panel on the top of my house and it cuts our electric bill more than in half. I recommend everyone have solar panels installed.

What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations?

The world as we know it would end. The air would be to polluted to sustain life and carbon dioxide emmisions from cars and factories would overheat the planet and kill all life on earth. Worst case scenario.

What would happen if, best-case scenario, everybody listened to your recommendations?

The world would prosper. We would have an energy efficient self sustained planet that would not run out of energy until the sun exploded.

Penny Surface Tension

Penny Picture From
This experiment is designed to tet how many drops of water can be dropped onto a penny without the water falling off the penny. I predicted that 6 drops from a water dropper would be all. What actually happened was it held 32 drops of water before it overflowed. I think it took so much water to overload the penny because of surface tension, or water "sticking" together because it is polar.

Universal Solvant Poster {click on link}

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd97qxk3_61c7scj4gb