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WHAT IS THIS MONSTER?
Who lives in a pineapple under the
sea? Sponge Bob Square Pants! But what else acts like a sponge, lingers earth’s
atmosphere, and is not nearly as nice and squishy as the smiley face square
creature that lives in the ocean? That would be greenhouse gases. Greenhouse
gases are the gases that are causing the earth to slowly keep getting hotter.
These gases are released from things like cars, industrial buildings, and
electricity. The three major gases that are contained within those objects
stated before are methane, ozone, and carbon dioxide. These gases do the same
thing our happy, yellow critter on the ocean floor does; absorb. But, these
gases don’t absorb water, they absorb heat. The sun shoots down beams of UV (Ultra Violet)
rays down on earth. Instead of being reflected back into the universe, these
rays are absorbed by the greenhouse gases. The reason theses gases act like
sponges are because they are made up Nitrogen and Oxygen. Both these gases are
GHG molecules, which are the molecules that act as the sponges and are
absorbing all of the sun’s heat (1). These “sponge” molecules soak up all of
the sun and squeeze that heat out right back into earth’s atmosphere, creating
what we call global warming and in-turn making earth hotter.
These terrible gases can be stopped
though. The only way this is possible if people earth start to take action
TAMING THE BEAST!
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Driving eco-friendly cars
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Using less heat at home
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Transporting with non-motor vehicles (eg.
Bicycles)
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Creating more safe bicycle, walking, and hybrid
vehicle lanes
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Create more oxygen-producing organisms
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Producing more lower-emission vehicles
THE MONSTER AND YOU
In the daily American lifestyle all
these reduction goals are hard to achieve though. When it gets cold in the
winter it’s extremely hard to stay comfortable if you don’t turn that heat on.
Same thing when you want to go have a play date at your friend’s house. If your
not going to walk, mom is going to have to drive you in her Chevrolet. What
about when you want that new video game that just came out? Without industries mass-producing
products, that game would only be available for a select few people. All of
those things that you want can’t be obtained without greenhouse gases being
released into the atmosphere. Start telling your parents that you want to stop
releasing these evil gases and help stop the earth from over-heating. The earth
is our home, start treating it with as much care as possible!
(1) Russell,
R. (2007). A simple explanation of the greenhouse effect. The Greenhouse Effect & Greenhouse Gases. http://www.windows2universe.org
One thing that you can add headings so it is easier for the readers to navigate this blog. Also, more color and spacing out some of the text will make it more interesting looking. One abbreviation that you should explain to the audience is UV. Some kids might not know what UV stands for and what it means. Lastly, look at your sentences and make sure they aren't fragments.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a really good idea using SpongeBob as a hook to make the reader interested in your topic. Using bright colors to make certain words stand out was a good idea and I also liked how in the last paragraph you related the topic to the reader by naming all of the ways greenhouse gases are effecting the earth just by doing everyday activities.
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