Tuesday, August 30, 2016

What Do You Know Corrections.

  1. We see because light brightens things.
    1.  Incorrect. We see because of light reflecting of of objects that enter the retina. 
  2. The Moon goes around the earth in a single day. 
    1. False. It takes more then a month for the moon to travel around the Earth.
  3. The amount of daylight increases each day of summer.
    1. True 
  4. People cannot see planets with the naked eye. 
    1. False. You can see Mercury once in a while. Do not view with telescope because of proximity to the sun, can cause eye damage.
  5. People can see the Great Wall of China with the naked eye from space.
    1. True
  6. Astrology (the position of the planets and constellations) gives us insight to people mannerisms.
    1.  False. Astrology can be used to predict natural occurrences. I believe that mannerisms is based on behaviors.  
  7. The Sun will never burn out.
    1. False. It will take billions of years, if not more, to burn out. It will not occur within our life time. 
  8. The Universe is a static. 
    1. True
  9. If a crystal can scratch glass it is a definitely a diamond.
    1. False. Quartz can also scratch glass. 
  10. Diamonds are expensive because the extreme rarity of them.
    1. False. Diamonds are expensive because they are flashy and durable.  
  11. Soil must have always been in its present form.
    1. False. As things break down and erode they become part of the soil. 
  12. Earth’s gravitational attraction is drastically reduced on mountain tops.
    1. True because you are farther from the center of the earth. 
  13. Continents are constant and do not move.
    1. False, tectonic plates are always shifting.  
  14. The Earth is between 6-20 thousand years old.
    1. False, it is billions of years old. 
  15. Dinosaurs and cavemen lived at the same time.
    1. False, first came the dinosaurs then the caveman. 
  16. Rain comes from clouds sweating.
    1. False, rain perspiration of build up water in the clouds. 
  17. Frontal rain is caused by "cooling by contact" between fronts.
    1. True
  18. All rivers flow "down" from north to south
    1. False, all rivers flow down from high point to low point. 
  19. Ground water typically occurs from basin, lakes, and fast-flowing streams.
    1. True
  20. Salt added to water does not change the weight of the water.
    1.  True, once the salt dissolve.

This past week we went over this blog from the first week of class. All of these statements are false and are common misconceptions. I got number 3,5, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20. I got these wrong because I have heard that some of them were true or assumed that they were true. Number 3 is false because days light increases until the summer solstice then decreases. Number 5 is incorrect because you cannot see the wall with just your eye from space. Number 8 is false because static means it doesn't move, which our universe does. Number 12 is false, the gravity does not change. Number 17 is false because air masses don't mix; the wording was confusing. Number 19 is false because ground water is soaked in water. 20 is false because it gets heavier.

Written by: Rachael Del Boccio 

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