Warm-up 10/4

Warm Up October 3 2012Hydrology is the study of water. What can you infer that hydro- means, what does -ology mean?

Why is such a big deal made about humans needing water when it covers 71% of the Earth? (20 words min)The Water Cycle

We learned earlier this week that meteor/asteroid bombardment helped create our rocky planets closest to the sun.

The movie we saw earlier this week showed how these space rocks contain ingredients necessary for life.

The movie we saw earlier this week showed how these space rocks contain ingredients necessary for life. WATER!

The movie we saw earlier this week showed how these space rocks contain ingredients necessary for life. 2. Whats the molecular formula for water?

NASA scientists have been able to visit our rocky neighbor Mars.Remember how we said these roving robots will land on Mars?

This is how the first couple of rovers landed on the red rocky planet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyktvC7w7Js

NASA scientists have been able to visit our rocky neighbor Mars.Remember how we said these roving robots will land on Mars?

This is how the newest rover Curiosity was supposed to land on Mars:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwinFP8_qIM&feature=related

NASA scientists have been able to visit our rocky neighbor Mars.Heres a recent shot taken by a satellite orbiting Mars.

NASA scientists have been able to visit our rocky neighbor Mars.Heres a recent shot taken by a satellite orbiting Mars. You can see the Curiosity rover landing on the planet!

NASA scientists have been able to visit our rocky neighbor Mars.http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/hd-curiosity-landing/

Anyways, these rovers have taken all sorts of photos on Mars.

Anyways, these rovers have taken all sorts of photos on Mars.

Anyways, these rovers have taken all sorts of photos on Mars.

Anyways, these rovers have taken all sorts of photos on Mars.We thought we saw water on Mars here, but these are just some bluish rocks.

Water stays on Earth because we pretty much have a closed system here.Earth: closed systemMars: open system

Water stays on Earth because we pretty much have a closed system here.Earth: closed systemMars: open systemEarths thin, layered atmosphere traps most matter here...including H2O.

Water stays on Earth because we pretty much have a closed system here.Earth: closed systemMars: open systemEarths thin, layered atmosphere traps most matter here...including H2O.Mars atmosphere is skimpy and cant hold water there.

Tiered lessonshttp://news.discovery.com/space/this-moon-was-made-for-mining-helium-3.html

Also show DiscoveryEd video on water cycle and run-off.Video notes