Weekend Assignment

Ni hao,

Those of you in the class have already recieved your assignment. Those of you who haven't come back will have to make this up later.


Here are the links and the questions...


a.) What is the water cycle? Draw and explain each part of it below.

b.) What is climate change? Please give an answer (in your own words J) that is based off of a scientific definition.

c.) Give me three ways in which humans can pollute the water. Explain each below.

d.) How do scientists think climate change may affect the water cycle? HINT: Use the epa.gov website here. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/impacts/index.html

*** You will need to go to the bottom right and clik the forward button a few times before you get to the section on aquifers.

e.) What is an aquifer?

f.) What are the two types of aquifers? What is the main difference between each one?

(g.) What do you think happens when two countries both think that they have the right to use water in a river, lake, aquifer or canal? Why do you think that?
http://www.spokaneaquifer.org/kids/vftm/aquifer/_tourlaunch1.htm

i.) What do you think happens when a corporation (like Coca Cola, Pepsi, or China Water Affairs) says that they own the right to use water froma river, lake, or aquifer, but people who live near that same river, lake, or aquifer can not? Why do you think that?

FOR EVERYONE! Read and look at these. We will need them for next week.
1.) http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
2.) http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/
3.) http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/OFORIAA/