Thursday, May 8, 2014

1. Antarctica is the largest desert in the world. It is almost completed covered in a sheet of ice, and can get freezing cold. There are East Antarctica and West Antarctica. They are separated by the 1,9000-mile-long Transantartic Mountains. The name Antarctica actually means, opposite to the Arctic. If you want a nice relaxing place to vacation, don't go to Antarctica. It may be beautiful one day, but the next, it can be totally dreadful.


2.

3. A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs, an consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

4.On average Antarctica gets less than 2 inches a year, mostly as snow.


5.


Thursday, May 1, 2014

Space: Global Positioning System (GPS) Constellation

4.

1. The Global Positioning System is a navigation system that can tell you where you are and map a route of where you want to go. Anywhere on the earth that is in the line three or more GPS satellites can be navigated.



2.


  1. 3. Some uses of a GPS is finding where you are when you are backtracking, traveling in a car on vacation, when you are lost, finding a certain place/item, and so much more.