CLOUD 9

Nine Facts about Clouds you should know :)

I made some researches about clouds and i decided to summarize them and blog about the nine most important and interesting things one must know about the fluffy cotton candies in the sky called cloud.

1.) What are clouds?

A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air. 

2.) How are clouds formed?

All air contains water, but near the ground it is usually in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. When warm air rises, it expands and cools. Cool air can't hold as much water vapor as warm air, so some of the vapor condenses onto tiny pieces of dust that are floating in the air and forms a tiny droplet around each dust particle. When billions of these droplets come together they become a visible cloud. 

3.)Why are clouds white?

Clouds are white because they reflect the light of the sun. Light is made up of colors of the rainbow and when you add them all together you get white. The sun appears a yellow color because it sends out more yellow light than any other color. Clouds reflect all the colors the exact same amount so they look white.

4.)Why do clouds turn gray?

Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, usually a mixture of both. The water and ice scatter all light, making clouds appear white. If the clouds get thick enough or high enough all the light above does not make it through, hence the gray or dark look. Also, if there are lots of other clouds around, their shadow can add to the gray or multicolored gray appearance.

5.)Why do clouds float?

A cloud is made up of liquid water droplets. A cloud forms when air is heated by the sun. As it rises, it slowly cools it reaches the saturation point and water condenses, forming a cloud. As long as the cloud and the air that its made of is warmer than the outside air around it, it floats!

6.)How do clouds move?

Clouds move with the wind. High cirrus clouds are pushed along by the jet stream, sometimes traveling at more than 100 miles-per-hour. When clouds are part of a thunderstorm they usually travel at 30 to 40 mph.

7.)Why do c

louds form at different heights in the atmosphere?

The characteristics of clouds are dictated by the elements available, including the amount of water vapor, the temperatures at that height, the wind, and the interplay of other air masses.

8.)Are Fogs Clouds too?

There are many different types of fog, but fog is mostly formed when southerly winds bring warm, moist air into a region, possibly ending a cold outbreak. As the warm, moist air flows over much colder soil or snow, dense fog often forms. Warm, moist air is cooled from below as it flows over a colder surface. If the air is near saturation, moisture will condense out of the cooled air and form fog. With light winds, the fog near the ground can become thick and reduce visibilities to zero.   

9.) What are the different types of clouds?

Above is a photo of the different types of clouds and how they differ from each other

Sources:

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloud3.html

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm

Falling Stars (Meteors)

Are Falling Stars Really Stars that Fall?

Cross my fingers, close my eyes and make a wish. That's what I do every time a see a ball of light falling from the night sky or what we popularly know as "falling stars." Yet contrary to popular belief, "falling stars" are not stars at all, but are meteors, solid bodies that travel through space.

Meteors, ranging in size from that of a pinhead, to many tons, are visible to the naked eye at night, when the friction between the surfaces of the meteors and of the air, produces heat as the meteors enter the earth's atmosphere. The intense heat incinerates the meteors, which leave a blazing trail of light in their wake.

Most meteors do burn up when they enter the earth's atmosphere, with the exception of the large meteors, which are dragged through the earth's atmosphere by the earth's gravitational pull. After successful landings upon the earth, these huge bodies are renamed meteorites. Some scientists theorize that thousands of meteors fall to the earth during the daytime and the nighttime, but this theory is impossible to prove or to disprove, as most would necessarily land in water, which covers most of the earth's surface.

Generally speaking, meteors and meteor particles travel together in swarms like bees, with the exception of the loners, and travel in any direction they choose. Nature's spectacular fireworks show, a "meteor shower," comes into view when the swarms encounter the upper layer of the earth's atmosphere during the earth's perpetual revolution around the sun. The friction produced when the meteors and the meteor particles rub against the atmospheric air incinerates the swarms, and they fall towards the earth in a brilliant display of light.

The source of meteors traveling through space has yet to be explained satisfactorily. For thousands of years, the common belief held, was that meteors, or "falling stars," were literally from out of this world. In 467 BC, Roman historians recorded the extraordinary fall of a meteor to the earth.

Above is a video about the science of Shooting Stars

Today, astronomers espouse the theory that comets spawn the swarms. The comets' offspring, the meteor swarms, travel in regular orbits, similar to the earth's orbit around the sun. One must be quite patient to witness such a swarm, or a meteor shower, as the swarms cross the earth's path only once every 33 years. This spectacle of light is, however, well worth the wait.

A fun fact about meteors is that you can hear a meteor shower on your radio. In fact, more meteors can be heard than seen. In order to hear them, set your FM radio to a distant known station frequency that you can't hear. The meteor and its ionized trail will reflect the radio signal, allowing you to catch occasional snippets of that station.


Sources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGQ_UjAsJPg

http://suite101.com/article/facts-about-meteors-a88268

http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/stars_fall.asp 

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University of Santo Tomas 

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                   University of Santo Tomas Museum of Arts and Sciences”

       

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Restoration and Conservation of Artworks Attacked by Biological Agents

Istituto Centrale Per Il Restauro, Rome, Italy (January 1-June 30, 2004)

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Caloocan City Polytechnic College 

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· On the Conservation of 20th Century Color Photographs Attacked by Molds. CFAD Atelier Journal, UST., Vol. 2 No. 1, 2003-2004, pp. 106-113

· Witnessing the Glory of Italy in Its Art History and Ancient Spaces. CFAD Atelier Journal, UST, Vol. 3 No. 1, 2004-2005, pp. 55-72  

· _______________. Panorama Magazine, November 13, 2005, pp. 12, 13, & 21.

· Deterioration of Paintings and Painting Components Caused by Microorganisms. CFAD Atelier Journal, UST., Vol. 3 No. 1, 2004-2005, pp. 91-94

· Microbial Deterioration of Painting Materials. CFAD Atelier Journal, UST., Vol. 3 No. 1, 2004-2005, pp. 94-97.

· Conservation of Paintings Attacked by Molds. In College Freshman English Book II. Agalabia, U., Aranda, R., et. al., pp. 124-125, UST Publishing House, 2004

· Today’s Restoration Establishments.  CFAD Atelier Journal, UST., Vol. 4 & 5 No. 1, 2005-2006 & 2006-2007, pp. 95-99

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SY 1995-Present

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· Part Time Instructor, St. Paul’s College, Quezon City

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· Part Time Instructor, Unciano Colleges and General Hospital, Inc., Manila

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                          Comparative Anatomy, Botany, Organic Chemistry, General Zoology,

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               Ben Cab, Cezar Legaspi, Simon Flores, Betsy Westerndorp

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· Recognition Award for invaluable support and committed service to HARIBON UST as adviser from 2002-2004

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 Malabon City University

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  UST Graduate School Alumni Association

· Certificate of Recognition for invaluable Contribution as Lecturer/Reviewer

 Pilot Project on Review Classes for Licensure Examinations for Teachers

 College of Education, UST

· Certificate of Appreciation as guest speaker on the topic “Products that Cause Cancer”, given by NEWAYS International (Phils.), Makati City

        

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· UST-CFAD Planning and Development Seminar

· Shepherding the Shepherds

· Workshop on Syllabus Construction           

· Textbook and Learning Materials Development 

· Computer Literacy on Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, & MS Excel

· Symposium on Waste Management

· Ecological Symposium

· Bringing Out the Best in Me and the Best in You

· Integrating Media in Classroom Instruction( Design, Production, and Utilization of Media) 

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· Certificate on Basic Industrial Electronics

· Certificate on Information Technology

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· Research Colloquia on Indoor Air and Water Quality in Relation to Building Design

· Convention of Philippine Association of Academic Biochemists, 

· 16th Annual Convention of Philippine Biochemical Society

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· Basic Business and Financial Management  

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Philippine Association  for the Scientific Conservation of Cultural Properties   

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College of Fine Arts & Design Faculty Association 

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· Business Manager, NOH-SCC Alumni Association

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College of Architecture and Fine Arts

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· Computer operation using MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop, Internet

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Pollination

Introduction

When I was a kid, I have always been curious how plants reproduce. On our 2nd grade, we were taught that you grow plants by planting seeds. I still remember back in my 2nd grade science class how we planted mongo seeds in a can and how fast its development is. But I still had a question back in my head, how about the trees in the forest? or the grass that just keep on growing on our garden? How did they reproduce? Now that I am a grown up and have the ability to do research on the internet I'm going to grab this chance to talk about pollination, the process by which pollen is transferred in the reproduction of plants or simply the answer to my question. 

What does the word "pollination" mean?

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from a stamen to a pistil. Pollination starts the production of seeds

Pollination is very important. It leads to the creation of new seeds that grow into new plants.

But how does pollination work? Well, it all begins in the flower. Flowering plants have several different parts that are important in pollination. Flowers have male parts called stamens that produce a sticky powder called pollen. Flowers also have a female part called the pistil. The top of the pistil is called the stigma, and is often sticky. Seeds are made at the base of the pistil, in the ovule.

To be pollinated, pollen must be moved from a stamen to the stigma. When pollen from a plant's stamen is transferred to that same plant's stigma, it is called self-pollination. When pollen from a plant's stamen is transferred to a different plant's stigma, it is called cross-pollination. Cross-pollination produces stronger plants. The plants must be of the same species. For example, only pollen from a daisy can pollinate another daisy. Pollen from a rose or an apple tree would not work.

But how does pollen from one plant get moved to another?

How Do Plants Get Pollinated?

Pollination occurs in several ways. People can transfer pollen from one flower to another, but most plants are pollinated without any help from people. Usually plants rely on animals or the wind to pollinate them.

When animals such as bees, butterflies, moths, flies, and hummingbirds pollinate plants, it's accidental. They are not trying to pollinate the plant. Usually they are at the plant to get food, the sticky pollen or a sweet nectar made at the base of the petals. When feeding, the animals accidentally rub against the stamens and get pollen stuck all over themselves. When they move to another flower to feed, some of the pollen can rub off onto this new plant's stigma.

What about plants that don't have flowers?

Some plants don't have flowers. Plants such as mosses and ferns reproduce by spores. Cone-bearing plants, like pine or spruce trees for example, reproduce by means of pollen that is produced by a male cone and travels by wind to a female cone of the same species. The seeds then develop in the female cone.

What are the benefits?  

Plants benefit from pollinators because the movement of pollen allows them to reproduce by setting seeds.  However, pollinators don't know or care that the plant benefits.  They pollinate to get nectar and/or pollen from flowers to meet their energy requirements and to produce offspring.  In the economy of nature, the pollinators provide an important service to flowering plants, while the plants pay with food for the pollinators and their offspring.

Sources:

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/pollination.htmlhttp://www.pollinatorparadise.com/what_is_pollination.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination