Sea Floor Analysis

The topography of our surveyed area seemed relatively flat except for some raised lines than ran diagonally that looked almost like mountain ranges. The advantages of using remote sensing over direct observation is that you get a much more accurate depiction of what the sea floor looks like. You are able to see almost exactly what the topography of the sea floor looks like. The advanteges of stretching the y-axis is that it allows us to get a much more accurate idea of what the floor may be like. With out stretching it the floor would seem much more distorted. Overall, that is what I learned from doing this activity.

Dance of the Continents

I learned many things from this activity. One thing that i learned was how all of the continents fit so perfectly together and it is clear that at one point they made up a super continent named Pangaea. I believe that this activity also taught me a lot about the theory of continental drift. It is clear to see why someone would think that the continents drifted apart to where they are now. Also i saw how sea floor spreading could have contributed to moving the continents. Also i learned that many scientist have contributed to all of these different theories. They each come up with a new theory and compare them to the old ones that already exist. Overall, I learned many things from doing this activity. I learned a lot about the Earth and how it has come to what it is today. I also learned about all of the different theories that many scientist believe in about the formation of the earth and its continents. In conclusion, i am glad that i was able to do this activity and i learned a lot.

What Did I Learn?

Jake Cianci October 4, 2013 B Period Friday’s Blog Post Since I did not go on the field trip yesterday, I stayed back in class and worked on the assignment that was left for me to do. It was an assignment where I had to imagine that I was a researcher who was studying the breeding patterns of clams in the Pacific Ocean. It was my job to determine what was needed for this activity. I came to the conclusion that I will need wet suits as well as some sort of a subversive, since some of the locations where the clams were, was very far down. Also the group would only be diving at night since that is when the clams go through their breeding process. It would be a bit of a waste to go down during the day when nothing is happening. Also, there would be a boat that is located overhead where my group mates and I would live for the week. On the boat there would be food and supplies, as well as places to sleep. There would also be large holding tanks to store the clams that we will be studying.The boat would also be helpful in case of an emergency. If we were in trouble while doing a dive, the boat could pull us back up to the surface. Overall, I learned that there is a lot of work that goes into the process of studying this type of animal and I have a lot of respect for the people who do it as their actual job.