If I were to distribute $100 between the different forms of water on Earth, I would give $75 to oceans, $10 to aquifers, $10 to the atmosphere, $4 to lakes and rivers, and $1 to glaciers.
The real distribution is this:
Oceans: $97.20
Glaciers: $2.15
Groundwater: $0.62
Fresh Water Lakes: $0.09
Salt Water Lakes and Seas: $0.08
Variable: $0.07
Soil Moisture: $0.05
Atmosphere: $0.01
Friday, November 6, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The Myths of Creation
1. Creation through a divine being: The book of Genesis in The Bible says that "God" created the Earth and everything around it, out of nothing, in just 6 days, while resting of the 7th day. This is scientifically inaccurate because all matter comes from something else. It can't be created.
2. Earth-Diver Creation: This is very common within Native American folklore. The Cherokee creation belief describes the earth as a great floating island surrounded by seawater. It hangs from the sky by cords attached at the four cardinal points. he story tells that the first earth came to be when Dâyuni'sï, the little Water beetle came from Gälûñ'lätï, the sky realm, to see what was below the water. He scurried over the surface of the water, but found no solid place to rest. He dived to the bottom of the water and brought up some soft mud. This mud expanded in every direction and became the earth. There is no evidence that could support this myth. Native American myths tend to lean on the far-fetched spectrum and are more into the storytelling rather than the actual facts.
3. Emergence Creation: The Navajo believe in the Spider Woman. According to mythology she was responsible for the stars in the sky; she took a web she had spun, laced it with dew, threw it into the sky and the dew became the stars. This is scientifically false because it goes back to the fact that matter cannot be created out of nothing.
4. Creation by dismemberment of a being: The Hindu Creation myth of the Man shows his dismemberment to create the different men of the Earth. Different parts of his body, like his arms and feet, became servants and nobles, while his eye became the Sun. With all the heat and radiation the Sun gives off, there is no way scientifically that a man's eyes could be used as the main heat and light source for the entire planet.
5. Creation by the splitting or ordering of a primordial unity such as the cracking of a cosmic egg or a bringing order from chaos: In the Korean creation myth, a creator, Kireuk, destroys each of the two suns and moons, and creates starts with the destroyed suns and moons. This is an interesting myth, as it gets into the creation of stars, but no single person can destroy the sun.
The Big Bang Theory is legitimate because it has actual facts that back it up. We have special radio/micro wave telescopes which have seen microwave residue that are consistent with the Big Bang Theory. This theory accounts for how old the Universe actually is. Many different sources using many different ways have dated the Universe at 15 billion years old.
Another reason the Big Bang Theory works is the redshift of galaxies. The redshift of distant galaxies means that the Universe is probably expanding. If we then go back far enough in time, everything must have been squashed together into a tiny dot. The rapid eruption from this tiny dot was the Big Bang.
2. Earth-Diver Creation: This is very common within Native American folklore. The Cherokee creation belief describes the earth as a great floating island surrounded by seawater. It hangs from the sky by cords attached at the four cardinal points. he story tells that the first earth came to be when Dâyuni'sï, the little Water beetle came from Gälûñ'lätï, the sky realm, to see what was below the water. He scurried over the surface of the water, but found no solid place to rest. He dived to the bottom of the water and brought up some soft mud. This mud expanded in every direction and became the earth. There is no evidence that could support this myth. Native American myths tend to lean on the far-fetched spectrum and are more into the storytelling rather than the actual facts.
3. Emergence Creation: The Navajo believe in the Spider Woman. According to mythology she was responsible for the stars in the sky; she took a web she had spun, laced it with dew, threw it into the sky and the dew became the stars. This is scientifically false because it goes back to the fact that matter cannot be created out of nothing.
4. Creation by dismemberment of a being: The Hindu Creation myth of the Man shows his dismemberment to create the different men of the Earth. Different parts of his body, like his arms and feet, became servants and nobles, while his eye became the Sun. With all the heat and radiation the Sun gives off, there is no way scientifically that a man's eyes could be used as the main heat and light source for the entire planet.
5. Creation by the splitting or ordering of a primordial unity such as the cracking of a cosmic egg or a bringing order from chaos: In the Korean creation myth, a creator, Kireuk, destroys each of the two suns and moons, and creates starts with the destroyed suns and moons. This is an interesting myth, as it gets into the creation of stars, but no single person can destroy the sun.
The Big Bang Theory is legitimate because it has actual facts that back it up. We have special radio/micro wave telescopes which have seen microwave residue that are consistent with the Big Bang Theory. This theory accounts for how old the Universe actually is. Many different sources using many different ways have dated the Universe at 15 billion years old.
Another reason the Big Bang Theory works is the redshift of galaxies. The redshift of distant galaxies means that the Universe is probably expanding. If we then go back far enough in time, everything must have been squashed together into a tiny dot. The rapid eruption from this tiny dot was the Big Bang.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Solar System Budget
If you had $100 to split up and divvy up between everything in our solar system, what would everything be worth?
The Sun would be $50. In the lecture, it would be $99.85.
Jupiter would be $20. It actually would get 10.6 cents.
Saturn would be $10. It is actually 3.2 cents.
Neptune would be $5. It's actually .006 cents.
Uranus would be $4. It is actually .005 cents.
Mars would be $2. It's actually .00004 cents.
Mercury would be $1. It's actually .00002 cents.
Earth would be $3. It is actually .0003 cents.
Venus would be $2. It's actually .0003 cents.
The remaining would be divided between the asteroid belt, moons, and other things.
The Sun would be $50. In the lecture, it would be $99.85.
Jupiter would be $20. It actually would get 10.6 cents.
Saturn would be $10. It is actually 3.2 cents.
Neptune would be $5. It's actually .006 cents.
Uranus would be $4. It is actually .005 cents.
Mars would be $2. It's actually .00004 cents.
Mercury would be $1. It's actually .00002 cents.
Earth would be $3. It is actually .0003 cents.
Venus would be $2. It's actually .0003 cents.
The remaining would be divided between the asteroid belt, moons, and other things.
The Moon
What causes the seasons?
The seasons are caused by the Earth's axis being tilted. As Earth orbits the sun, its tilted axis always points in the same direction. So, throughout the year, different parts of Earth get more of the sun’s direct rays.
What causes the phases of the moon?
My guess is that the phases of the moon are caused by its positioning behind the earth and the shadow that gets cast on to it. I do not know for sure, because it has been a long time since I had studied the moon.
The seasons are caused by the Earth's axis being tilted. As Earth orbits the sun, its tilted axis always points in the same direction. So, throughout the year, different parts of Earth get more of the sun’s direct rays.
What causes the phases of the moon?
My guess is that the phases of the moon are caused by its positioning behind the earth and the shadow that gets cast on to it. I do not know for sure, because it has been a long time since I had studied the moon.
Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion
Kepler's 1st Law: The planets orbit the sun in elliptical orbits with the sun at the focal point. This means that the planets rotate the sun in a shape that resembles an oval. Unlike what most people think, their paths are not circular.
Kepler's 2nd Law: The line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal amounts of time. A planet may cover more distance on the perimeter of its orbit, but if you were to construct a wedge using the beginning and ending points, the area covered would be the same.
Kepler's 2nd Law: The line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal amounts of time. A planet may cover more distance on the perimeter of its orbit, but if you were to construct a wedge using the beginning and ending points, the area covered would be the same.
Kepler's 3rd Law: The time required for a planet to orbit the sun (the period) is
proportional to the long axis of the ellipse raised to the 3/2 power, the
constant of proportionality is the same for all the planets. In mathematical terms, the Orbital Period= (Long Axis)^3/2.
Friday, August 28, 2015
UPDATE/CLASS CHANGE
This is just a quick update for this blog. Starting this semester, from this date until December of this year, posts will pertain to my MSED252 with Professor Klett. The previous posts in this blog were for my MSED251 class with Dr. Lowe.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
A Colorful Celebration
Every Fall, my mom likes to go with a couple of her friends to Big Bay to have a few drinks and check out the leaves changing color. This year, I decided to go with her, and I'm really glad I got the chance to go there. The trees looked amazing. I have lived in the Upper Peninsula all my life, and never before was I so mesmerized by all the colors. My mom and I took quite a few pictures of them. Here are just a few:
Nature is one of the most beautiful parts of life. I'm really happy that I decided to take this trip with my mom this year. Everything was perfect. The weather was nice, the scenery was great, and the memory will last forever.
Nature is one of the most beautiful parts of life. I'm really happy that I decided to take this trip with my mom this year. Everything was perfect. The weather was nice, the scenery was great, and the memory will last forever.
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