Animal Adaptations (Science)

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Animal Adaptations




     Animal adaptation, a behavior or physical trait that is used to give a animal an advantage. Animals will often use adaptations to help them survive in a certain area. Some adaptations are given to animals at birth and some have to be learned through world experience.

     The main objective for an animal is to survive in the world they live in. They must obtain food and shelter by using the best option available. If an animal’s adaptation can give them more food then other animals, then the animal will most likely use it to obtain more food. The main goal of the animal is to obtain as much food as possible to last a lifetime. The animal must survive in the world they live in or they will die tomorrow. How much food an animal has will determine their life expectancy.

     Overtime, events can cause the animal to migrate to other areas. But, the animal must survive wherever it chooses to travel to. For example, an animal that moves to a colder environment must learn a new way to obtain food in cold and be strong enough to last the winter night. The animal must be willing to endure whatever pain necessary to obtain the food and live.

     Usually, animals will use their adaptations to win something or gain something. An adaptation is a way for an animal to move faster than the rest of the group. This speed can be used to obtain more food with less effort. Some animals will die because one animal gained an adaptation.

     Animals unable to learn a new idea or use born skill when the environment changes, will die after a couple of weeks. As time goes on, rules and environments change. The animal must learn new methods for obtaining food over time. They must learn how to survive even if they are given a disadvantage in life. The goal of all humans and animals is to obtain food to live to see another day. There are other goals in life. But, survival is about getting food and shelter.









Reference:

(2018). The Truth About……..Adaptation. Retrieved from URL: http://wildlife.durrell.org/kids/fun-factsheets/adaptation-factsheet/.

Photosynthesis (Science)

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Photosynthesis:


     Photosynthesis, the process of plants gaining food from the Sun and the production of oxygen. Humans and other mammals need oxygen to survive. Without the process of photosynthesis, humans and all land animals will most likely die. Most of the Sun’s energy gets scattered before it hits the Earth’s surface. But, the little sunlight that hits the Earth’s surface is what starts the photosynthesis.

     Light creates colors that give energy to plants. Only the sunlight would be considered food to them. When the sunlight hits the plants, reactions occur and sugar energy is made for plants. Light that hits the earth comes in all sorts of colors from the rainbow spectrum. The colors come from the Sun’s wavelength of light. Plants will mostly absorb red and blue. They reflect the other colors such as green and yellow. This occurs because plants do not want to absorb all colors given by the sun.

     When the Sun hits Earth, it creates molecules for life and feed plants. The sunlight creates hydrogen from the light piercing Earth. Then, plants release carbon dioxide and that is then mixed with water to create oxygen. Water comes from hydrogen and oxygen mixing together. The sun hits the Earth and creates water from the oxygen that is on Earth.

     The whole photosynthetic process is created by having three main components. The three components are Sun, water, and plants. Without the three parts, there will be no oxygen for humans to breathe on. Humans need plants, trees, sunlight, and water to breathe on a planet. Other animals that live on land need these three components as well. Photosynthesis, is an important oxygen creation process that allows animals to breathe air in order to exist.






Reference:


Cavette, Chris. (2018). Oxygen. Retrieved from URL: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Oxygen.html.

(2017). Photosynthesis. Retrieved from URL: http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_photosynthesis.html.

The Levels of the Atmosphere (Science)

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The Levels of the Atmosphere

     There are 5 levels to the Earth’s atmosphere. The 5 layers are troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. The last layer fades away into space. The layers start from the ground and then go up to space. Each layer has a different trait.

    Troposphere, the lowest level of earth’s atmosphere. It starts about 10KM above ground level. 10Km is about 33,000 feet above the ground level. Humans live on the troposphere. We breathe the air that the troposphere produces. All weather happens at this atmosphere level because all clouds appear on this level. About 99% of vapor is found circulating inside the troposphere. This amount of vapor causes clouds to form. The temperature will tend to get colder as you climb up the Troposphere.

     The second layer of Earth is the stratosphere. It goes past the troposphere and extends 50km above Earth’s ground. The ozone layer is in the stratosphere. The layer protects humans from ultraviolet radiation from the sun. In other words, It prevents humans from burning up too much. Airplanes fly in the stratosphere, but they only travel in the lower part. The higher part of the stratosphere has strong and rocky winds. The wind is smoother at the bottom of the stratosphere.

     The third level of Earth’s atmosphere is the mesosphere. To lives above our planet at 85km. Temperatures is at -90 Celsius at the top of the mesosphere atmosphere. This is the coldest level atmosphere level on Earth. The air at this level is too thin for humans to breathe in. Humans can not survive at this level.

     The fourth level of the Earth’s atmosphere is thermosphere. Satellites orbit the earth at this atmosphere level. If a human was at this level, they would feel a cold sensation. The sun is very hot at this level, but the atmosphere will make humans think they are being frozen to death. The atmosphere is 500km above Earth’s ground. The aurora or strange green lights can be seen at this atmosphere level.

     Exosphere, the last atmosphere level of Earth. The air in this level is very thin and similar to space. Air is leaked out from Earth at this level. The exosphere is about 100,000km above Earth’s ground level. There is no exact top to the exosphere, but some would say it extends to the half travel distance of the Moon and Earth.





Reference:


(2015). Layers of Earth’s Atmosphere. Retrieved from URL: https://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere-layers.

What is Science Fiction? (Science)(literature)

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What is Science Fiction?


     Science Fiction, is the literature of change according to some writers around the world. Why? Science Fiction comes up with technology that does not exist. Technology that might be too abstract or too impossible to imagine. As time goes by, some science fiction technology will become nonfiction due to inventors creating strange things. Some inventors create things that were known as science fiction in the past. In a sense, science fiction changes the way the future unfolds. Some fiction concepts will change into reality over time.

     Science fiction is a concept that tries to differ from everyday life. Everyday life, refers to the things you see on the outside and reality T.V. You will often see things in science fiction books and movies that look strange. Some of the things do not appear to exist in modern times.

Science fiction is suppose to create a society that does not exist in the real world. Everything from the culture to the technology is suppose to be fictional. The rules and morality change in science fiction as well. What you think is supposed to happen does not always happen in a science fiction story. The good guy is sometimes the bad guy. Sometimes, there is no good and evil. Sometimes, the story is about the meaning of life. Sometimes, the science fiction story is about being lost in space. A science fiction story can be about anything and for any reason. Science fiction is always suppose to leave you on the fence of “which way.”

     For example, the 1960’s science fiction “The Twilight Zone” is a series that leaves you in the middle of “which way.” The series is about humans crossing over a light path that puts them in the twilight zone. Once they cross the light, anything can happen and nothing will make sense. Each story requires you to make up a reason for why it happened. The series wants you to realize that you are alive, but you need to figure out how to relate it to everything else. Series like The Twilight Zone is what science fiction was created to be. A genre where anything goes to find something that is impossible.





Reference:



Treitel, Richard. (2006). Definitions of What Science Fiction is And is Not. Retrieved from URL: http://www.treitel.org/Richard/sf/sf.html.