ACT Science Practice

1) I got about 75% of the questions right. I kind of started really losing it at the end; I did way better at the beginning.
2) I think the ability to read quickly, summarize, and keep my focus are the skills that would help most on this portion.
3) No; the science portion of the ACT is more about analyzing what's in front of you, not using your prior knowledge.
4) Absolutely, because the more often we are asked to go in-depth, the easier it is to do that as well as just looking at the outer things.
5) I haven't even started or even chosen a topic.

Sewer Treatment Plant

At the Sewer Treatment plant, I learned about just how much work goes into cleaning our water. When I first arrived, I honestly thought it was just a simple once-thru purifying system, but I found out it's much more than that. There are so many different steps that go into cleaning the city's water, something most people probably never think about. I also learned about all of the stuff that's going on, even on the microscopic level, with the little bugs eating all of the waste and being recycled back again.

I think we should definitely think more about what's going into our water. We should also not be so careless about using water. Little things such as turning the water off when you're brushing your teeth or taking 5 minutes off of your daily shower time can make a big difference.


Recycling:
Recycling is a simple and fun way to help out the environment. You can recycle pretty much anything, depending on where you go. I will definitely recycle again. I didn't know it was as simple as it is, and it definitely helps out our environment. Plus, it's right on the way to my boyfriend's  house, so I think maybe when I'm going over there I'll just stop by the recycling bins and drop some stuff off.

The Day After Tomorrow

1) A piece of the ice shelf breaks off. ~ Yes
2) It gets so cold out that gasoline freezes. ~ No
3) It gets so cold out that a human can freeze instantly. ~ Yes
4) In the eye of the storm, temperature drops of 2 degrees per second. ~ No
5) The storm results in a modern-day ice age. ~ Yes

As far as the ice shelf breaking off, that can definitely happen. It is happening even now. Scientists have reported several instances of ice shelfs breaking off in the Artic Sea. In 2005, there was an ice shelf that broke off that was about 25% larger than Manhattan. It was floating around northern Canada and eventually melted. However, if this keeps happening, there could be a major rise in the ocean's levels, which poses a threat to islands around the world.

As for the storm resulting in a modern-day ice age, that could not happen. If the ice in the Aric keeps melting, then it could screw up the flow of the Atlantic Ocean. Specifically, it could slow down or even stop the flow of the Gulf Stream. That would limit the amount of heat that is delivered via the ocean to North American and Europe. However, scientists say that the temperature drop would only be about 5°F over the course of a few years.


Questions:
1) Climate change can happen because the burning of fossil fuels cloud the earth's atmosphere. This blocks the sun's rays from coming into the atmosphere, messing up the regular atmosphere and its job.
2) The movie extremely exaggerates the way that the climate would change. Yes, the climate could change because of the using of fossil fuels, etc.; however, not nearly on the scale that we saw in the movie.
3) I did my research on moon tides. This obviously would be effected by climate change. The rising of ocean temperatures would result in a rising of the waters, and therefore, the tides. However, as to the moon effecting the waters, that will never change. The moon will constantly tug at the Earth's surface, causing the water to bulge towards it.