WH2O--Channel 11 News Team
Your Source for Water Wisdom
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WH2O--Channel 11 News Team Your Source for Water Wisdom |
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Picture from Microsoft Clipart Essential Questions: What is the composition, location, and subsurface topography of southwest Georgia’s water systems? What is the influence of water on climate and weather? |
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by Emilee |
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The water in the oceans really drive the weather systems that we experience. If it rains, we can blame it on warm ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream that heat up the air which results in precipitation as discussed in the water cycle section of this website. If it snows, we can blame it on the big temperature differences along the northern edge of the Gulf Stream. Weather is really fascinating. To learn more about weather and how meteorologist predict weather and even create your own forecast, go to The Weather Channel Classroom.
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http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/wjack3.htm
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by Emilee |
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Water absorbs the most sunlight. Water's responsible for 70% of absorption in the atmosphere of radiation. There is around 13,000,000 tons of water in earth's atmosphere. That's a lot of water!!!!
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Chaplin, Martin. "Molecular vibration and absorption." ISBU. 02 Feb. 2006 <http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/>.
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by Emilee |
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Unequal heating of land and sea is caused by water absorption and that water absorbs more sunlight than land, because the surface of the ocean is thicker than the land. According to The Global Wind Systems "The land surface is 10 times thinner than the ocean surface.
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"The vital importance of monsoon rains. (2001). Retrieved Feb. 02, 2006, from global wind systems Web site: http://calspace.ucsd.edu
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by Emilee |
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Moisture is a big part in our lives. According to Pao.com, "Without moisture there would be no weather, clouds, probably no life! Moisture appears in three different forms liquid, gas, and solid. The change of moisture in the atmosphere from gas to liquid is called condensation. Moisture is not only important in making clouds, fog, and weather, it is also important in our lives and our living areas. We have water vapor in our breath and in our bodies. Without moisture there would be almost nothing!!!
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"Irrigation." Encyclopedia Brittanica Online. 2005. Brittanica Elementary. 23 Jan. 2006 <http://school.eb.com/>.
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by Savannah
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What's a watershed? Is it an old house where people store water? No, it's a really a "land area that contributes water to a river or other body of water." This is how the earth naturally saves, stores, and moves water so it can be used again and again. Look at the picture on the left of the leaf. See all of the little veins running through the leaf? If you looked at a map that would show all of the water sheds, it would look like little veins running all over the ground. There are three major collection sources in southwest Georgia--the Apalachicola, the Chattahoochee, and the Flint. Together, this area is called the ACF water basin. This just means that all of the water sheds in this area contribute water to the ACF basin. This water basin provides water for Georgia, Flordia, and Alabama and approximately 5.75 million people. Eventually the water in the ACF basin will flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Politicians in all three states often discuss this water basin and try to "claim" the water basin as their own in times of water shortage. A decision has not been made about which state should control the ACF basin. What do you think? What state "owns" the ACF basin or can any state really "own" it? Learn more about the ACF at this website: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/
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"Flint Riverquarium Water Exhibit." Flint Riverquarium . , Albany, GA. 10 January 2006. "USGS Home Page." USGS Home Page. United States Geological Society. 17 Feb. 2006 <http://www.usgs.gov/>. |
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