My AHG Journey: 2014

Citizenship & Government Badge
May 10th, 2014

Here's what I did for #24.

The rights of U.S. citizens are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

The Bill of Right are found in the United States Constitution.

Here's a few rights: free expression and to worship according to your beliefs, trial by jury without bias, to elect public officials with voting, to run for elected offices and apply for employment within federal offices.

For more info about right of a U.S. citizen, please visit: http://traveltips.usatoday.com/rights-usa-citizen-63390.html

A citizen can lose their rights if they renounce their citizenship or convicted of treason. Another way a citizen could lose one or more rights is, if they are convicted of a state or federal felony crime.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Family Helper Badge #13

Family Helper Badge
April 25th, 2014

I completed requirement #13. One of five things I picked, was to clean the oven.

Here's a picture of what it looks like after the cleaning.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Citizenship & Government Badge #15 & #18

Citizenship & Government Badge
March 30th 2014

For Citizenship & Government #15 and #18, I used the following link to answer the questions.

CIA World Fact Book Web Site:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Young Meteorologist #26

Young Meteorologist #26
January 12,2014

Climate-

1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.

2. a region or area characterized by a given climate: to move to a warm climate.

3. the prevailing attitudes, standards, or environmental conditions of a group, period, or place: a climate of political unrest.

Four factors which determine the climate of a particular region-

1.Temperature

2.Precipitation

3. Wind

4. Humidity

In my city

the average max temp. 68.5

average min. temp. 47.1

average annual precipitations 42.6 inches

average annual wind speed 7.5

average annual humidity 69.5

I found this information at Climatezone.com

Young Meteorologist #25

Young Meteorologist #25
January 12, 2014

1.What is an El Nino - a band of warm ocean water temperatures that periodically develops off the western coast of South America and can cause climatic changes across the Pacific Ocean.

What is La Nina - During a period of La Niña, the sea surface temperature across the equatorial Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean will be lower than normal by 3–5 °C.

2. How does La Nina impact the weather in South America- During a time of La Niña, drought plagues the coastal regions of Peru and Chile.From December to February, northern Brazil is wetter than normal.

3. How does La Nina impact the weather in California- La Niña causes mostly the opposite effects of El Niño, above-average precipitation across the northern Midwest, the northern Rockies, Northern California, and the Pacific Northwest's southern and eastern regions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ni%C3%B1a

Friday, January 3, 2014

Young Meteorologist #18

Young Meteorologist #18
January 3, 2014

What effect does air pollution has on our weather?
The air pollution can change the planet's climate.

What is air pollutions?
Air pollution is harmful materials that can cause disease, damage to living organisms and death.

What can you do to help reduce air pollution?

1. Conserve energy
2. Recycle
3. Plant trees
4. Connect lights to timers
5. Wash clothes in warm or cold water

Young Meteorologist #18

Young Meteorologist #18
January 3, 2014

Acid rain-

precipitation, as rain, snow, or sleet, containing relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals, as the pollutants from coal smoke, chemical manufacturing, and smelting, that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with water vapor: harmful to the environment.

Atmosphere-

1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air.

2. this medium at a given place.

3. Astronomy . the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body.

4. Chemistry . any gaseous envelope or medium.

5. a conventional unit of pressure, the normal pressure of the air at sea level, about 14.7 pounds per square inch (101.3 kilopascals), equal to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 29.92 inches (760 mm) high. Abbreviation: atm.

Greenhouse effect-

1. an atmospheric heating phenomenon, caused by short-wave solar radiation being readily transmitted inward through the earth's atmosphere but longer-wavelength heat radiation less readily transmitted outward, owing to its absorption by atmospheric carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and other gases; thus, the rising level of carbon dioxide is viewed with concern.

2. such a phenomenon on another planet.

Ozone-

a form of oxygen, O ₃ , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.

Ozone layer-

Meteorology . the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).

Smog-

1. smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.

2. photochemical smog

Ultraviolet radiation- Radiation in the part of the electromagnetic spectrum where wavelengths are just shorter than those of ordinary, visible violet light but longer than those of x-rays.

Young Meteorologist #9

Young Meteorologist #9
January 3, 2014

The actions you should take to stay safe in the event of a tornado
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safety.html

The actions you should take to stay safe in the event of a flood
http://www.ses.sa.gov.au/site/community_safety/floodsafe/flood_information.jsp

The actions you should take to stay safe in the event of lightning
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/yos/resource/JetStream/lightning/lightning_safety.htm

The actions you should take to stay safe in the event of a thunderstorms
http://www.weather.com/life/safety/thunderstorm/thunderstorm-safety_2011-10-11

The actions you should take to stay safe in the event of a hurricane
http://info.louisiana.edu/mahler/oep/sug-hurr.html

The actions you should take to stay safe in the event of poor air quality
http://intermountainhealthcare.org/blogs/2013/03/5-things-you-should-do-when-there-s-poor-air-quality/

The actions you should take to stay safe in the event of an extreme heat
http://www.epa.gov/naturaldisasters/extremeheat.html

The actions you should take to stay safe in the event of an extreme cold
http://www.ready.gov/winter-weather