Ship voyage

Direction traveling: San Francisco, United States to Sydney, Australia Southwest

Were you successful? Yes I was successful.

How many attempts? I completed this voyage on my first try.

How were you successful? I was successful by getting the trade winds to blow me South of the equator and the West to Sydney.

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? I took advantage of the trade winds.





Direction traveling: Havana, Cuba to London, England Northeast

Were you successful? Yes I was.

How many attempts? It took me 6 tries on this voyage.

How were you successful? I was successful by taking advantage of the prevailing westerlies to blow me north. Then, I went East so I didn't get to far North. Then,
after that I had a straight shot.

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? I took advantage of the prevailing westerlies.





Direction traveling: Lima, Peru to Cape Town, South Africa Southeast

Were you successful? Yes I was successful.

How many attempts? It took me 8 attempts.

How were you successful? I was successful by using the prevailing westerlies to blow me around the tip of South America. Then, I went slightly North, and the East to port.

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? I took advantage of the prevailing westerlies.

Atmospheric Factors Affecting Climate

My paper is linked above.

Ozone

Ozone is a gas containing three oxygen atoms in the molecule instead of two. It is a form of oxygen. Ozone is made by interactions between ligthning and oxygen. Ozone is good and bad for life. It helps us majorly by protecting us from the sun. In the Stratosphere there is a layer of ozone that protects the living organisms on Earth from ultraviolet radiation rays from the sun. These rays can cause skin cancers and bad sunburns. Ozone can also have a negitive impact on life. Ozone,if breathed, can cause damage to tissue in the lungs. Ozone is a very vital gas in our atmosphere. Without ozone, many creatures would be killed by the harmful rays from the sun. We defenatly need our ozone.

Greenhouse Gases

The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring process that aids in heating the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Greenhouse gases help in keeping the planet warm enough for us to live. But, too much of these gases can have a devestating effect. They cause etream climate changes and teperatures. They cause the polar ice caps to melt. Swealing of the oceans causes flooding all over the world. Humans definatly increase the gas amnounts from the carbon dioxides released from cares and other machienery. If changes are not made on the greenhouse effect could have a bad influence on our planet.

London Smog

One hundred years ago, the city of London was filthy dirty. People burned coal in private homes and factories. London's air filled with soot and was very unhealthy to breath. In 1925, the term smog was created by combining the words smoke and fog to describe the air pollution situation. London smog forms when particles of coal dust join with droplets of water in humid air. The cleanliness of London air has dramatically improved over the last century because of the decreasing popularity of burning coal.