Solar energy is one the most resourceful sources of energy for the future. One of the reasons for this is that the total energy we recieve each year from the sun is around 35,000 times the total energy used by man. However, about 1/3 of this energy is either absorbed by the outer atmosphere or reflected back into space (a proccess called albedo)1.
Solar energy is presently being used on a smaller scale in furnaces for homes and to heat up swimming pools. On a larger scale use, solar energy could be used to run cars, power plants, and space ships (like the picture you see above) .
viernes, 13 de marzo de 2009
Solar power
Energy source
Throughout history people have obterned energy, from their own muscle, animals, the wind. raning water, several types of fuel ( wood, coal, oil, petroleum , etc.. ) and electricity . Of course tradithonal souces of energy are being used Example:- Muscles energy in order to carry out certain tasks - Animals for pullin ploughing the land in the developing countrys -Air currents for sairind both wind farms running water for hydroelectric power stations, rivers boats fuel for cars, gas or coal boyrness electrricity for house hould electrical apliances industrial machineri
martes, 10 de marzo de 2009
materials in the lithosphere
The lithosphere is fragmented into a series of lithospheric or tectonic plates, whose edges are endogenous geological phenomena, such as magmatism (including volcanism), the seismicity or orogenesis. The plates can be mixed or ocean, covered in part by continental crust
materials in the hydrosphere
The hydrosphere is the layer of Earth that includes all waters of the planet, this includes oceans, seas, rivers, lakes and waters. This layer differentiates us from other planets. Scientists estimate that the hydrosphere contains about 1.36 billion cubic kilometers of water in its liquid state, which covers the topography of the Earth. In the hydrosphere can find water in three states: solid (ice), liquid and gas (clouds). The second most common form of water ice. Remember that water is a vital element for the existence of all living organisms, it also helps regulate the temperature of our planet. Hydrosphere was formed millions of years ago, the product of volcanic emissions, which were more frequent in these times. The vapor condenses into clouds, which then caused by torrential rains for millions of years
viernes, 6 de marzo de 2009
Materials of the earth`s surtace
materials of the earth`s surtace
* write a list of the materils that you can see in the air, water and on a beach it self .
-salt .
- water .
* what part of the earth can you see it you stand on the seashare ?
Answer// water, ocean, palms, sand, rocks..
*when we walk on sand it oppears to be very soft .
- Are the grains of sand soft or hord?
Answer// when a lame a lot of sand is soft and small seeds
*what is the relationship between the rocks and the sond of the beach.
Answer// that the rock is harder and resistant and sand that is soft and small seeds
the earth is made up solid, liquid and gaseous matter
materials in the atmosphere:
gaseous materials. there are also some liquids and solid materials like the minute drops ot water and ice that make up the cloud. As for as we concerned the most important materials in the atmosphere is the air .
Air is not a gas but a mixture of gases.
It is made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxigen and 1% other gases

