Climates

Kassandra Recinos

Mrs.Troster

English 8^th

April 7^th, 2017  

Climates

            There many types of climates around the world, but three of the most important climates are tropical, dry, and mild climates, though there are 12 different types of climates found on Earth. Let’s start with a tropical climate.

What kind of species and habitats can you find in a tropical climate? Well, probably a poison tree, macaw, and maybe if you’re lucky a giant phasmid. They also often have a dense forest. There are different types of layers called tropical rainforest layers. The average temperatures in a tropical climate are about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Seasons never change in tropical areas. Large areas of Tropical Wet, a type of climate, are found in Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It sometimes rains every day.  Most areas of Tropical Wet receive over 100 inches of rain per year, although some receive nearly 300 inches per year. There are six layers of a rainforest. First, there is the emergent layer, canopy layer, understory layer, shrub layer, forest floor, and the subterranean.

            The next type of climate is a dry climate. Where is it usually located? Dry climates are usually found near the equator, usually on the outer edges of Tropical Wet climate areas.  The largest areas of Tropical Wet/Dry are found in Africa, Brazil, and India. There are only two seasons for this dry climate, which are summer and winter. Dry seasons are longer then tropical seasons. Not only does this effect plant life, but animals too, which are suffering from lack of water and lack of food. Ocean currents and wind changes cause this dry climate. The animals you can find there are a wildebeest and a hyena.  The most common vegetation are types grasses and shrubs with a few scattered trees.  These types of plants have adapted to long periods of dry weather. The change in precipitation is what gives this climate type is name. During the dry season, temperatures average about 68 degrees.  

Then there is also a mild climate. It has warm, dry summers and a short rainy winter. Gardens flourish and lemons, oranges, olives, and avocados can be grown. San Francisco is known for its cloudy foggy weather. It is thought to be the best climate. Areas around the Mediterranean ocean such as Greece, southern France, Spain and the middle east enjoy this mild climate. Usually located midway between the equator and the poles, and often found near a warm ocean or sea. This weather is due to the ocean currents and water temperature. Clearly these types of climates help certain species or habitat survive.

While there are many other types of climates, these are three of the most popular and prominent ones.

Types of Rocks

 Brianna Sullivan

Mrs.Troster

English 8 – Classification

7 April 2017

Types of rocks

            Did you know that sedimentary rocks are formed from eroded fragments of other rocks or even from the remains of plants or animals? Did you know when igneous rocks cool crystals begin to form on the rock? Did you know slate is a type of metamorphic rock, and it’s formed when sedimentary or igneous rocks are exposed to conditions of very high pressure or temperature? These are only some of the interesting facts about rocks. There are several types of rocks, but sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous will be discussed in this essay.

            First of all, sedimentary is formed by weathering and erosion Transported to the place of deposition by water, wind, ice mass movement or glaciers. Sedimentary has weathering which happens and makes rocks wear away. Erosion has the process of with wind or water to make the rock break apart. The sedimentary rock has transported of deposition which involves water, wind, ice mass movement or glacier. The rock is then moved to a different area.

            Next metamorphic is change in form has a physical and chemical change. Metamorphic rock has the change in form it can goes through a rotation with igneous and sedimentary which changes its form. It makes up a large part of the earth’s crust and twelve percent of the earth current land surface. With the change in temperatures within the rock. It has temperature that’s greater than one hundred fifty to two hundred degrees Celsius. The rock is subjected to high temperatures and great pressure of the rock layers above it.

            Finally Igneous which is formed by cooling and solidification of magma. It has increase in temperature, a decrease in pressure and a change in composition. During the rotation between the three types of rocks igneous goes through a stage of cooling and solidification. In this stage the rock cools and begins to form and become hard. There is also the increase in temperature, decrease in pressure and composition. The temperature changes a lot during the rocks rotation it can go from being really hot to be really cold. The rocks each have different stages for them to be able to form. The decrease in pressure depends on how the temperature is.  There is composition this is very important for the rock because this is the mixture of the type of rock being created and how it is made.

To sum up the three types of rocks goes through many stages to be created and each have a different way of forming all types of rocks. There are several types of rocks, which are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous will be discussed in this essay.

           

Types of planets

Kida Fonseca

Mrs. Troester

English 8 classification Essay

7 April 2017

types of planets

            Did you know that the solar system was formed about around 4.6 billion years ago? Did you know for thousands of years’ humans were unware of the solar system and believed that earth was the center of the universe? Did you know that in 2008, there were named five dwarf planets: Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake and Haumea? There are so many amazing facts about the solar system, and there are eight different planets in the solar system, but Venus, Earth, and Mars will be discussed in this story.

            The first planet is Venus; it is the second planet from the sun. A day on Venus is longer than a year, on earth. Some people don’t know that, but I couldn’t believe it myself. It is also the second brightest natural object in the sky. Did you know the Venus is sometimes referred to as the morning and evening star? It also called earth’s sister planet because they are almost the same size, they weigh about the same, they are made from the same material, and also neighboring planets.

            The second planet is Earth; is the third planet from the sun. it is between Venus and Mars. Earth is different from all the other planet because it is the only planet in the solar system that has a life, only planet that has all atmosphere, and only planet that has a water on its surface.

            That last planet I’m going to take about is Mars; it is the fourth planet frim the sun.  Did you know that Mars has the most dust storms? Mars is often called the red planet. Mars is the second smallest. On Mars only 16 out of 39 missions have been successful. Did you know that a peace of mars has fallen on earth? Mars also has season like earth but just twice as long. Well that sums up Venus, Earth and Mars.

            All of the planets are different. Some are really far way and very close to us and the size of them.  It is interesting to know what is out in space and how it works. There are eight different types of planet Venus, Earth and mars was discussed in the story.