Tides and Ocean Currents, Brandon

Tides and Ocean currents

Tides And Ocean Currents.

Surfers and seafarers all know that the water around New Zealand is changing.

Driven by the wind,the warm subtropical water flows and swirls around the island.

Tides ebb the  flow along the coast, and where fresh and seawater are brought

together at estuaries, fiords and river plumes-unique environments are created.

Wind blown from the East New Zealand  lies in the path of an eastward-flowing

currents, which are driven by winds that blow across the South Pacific Ocean.

These winds, the South East trades to the north,and the roaring forties to the

south, drive the water along the equator.

But even the most sophisticated satellite technology cannot provide analysis of the ocean

beyond a few centimetres deeper than the surface. 

To record the changes under the sea, back on board the research ships, Oceanographers use sophisticated cameras and equipment to record changes in ocean properties. Valuable data is archived and synthesised to build a picture of how ocean environments behave.

This were I got my information from:

Ocean Currents.

Ocean currents & Tides

By Brandon

Earthquakes by Aarmione

EARTHQUAKES

What is an earthquake?

Earthquakes are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. They are the Earth's natural means of releasing stress. More than a million earthquakes rattle the world each year.

The West Coast is most at risk of having an earthquake, but earthquakes can happen in the Midwest and along the East Coast.

Earthquakes can be felt over large areas although they usually last less than one minute.

Earthquakes cannot be predicted - although scientists are working on it!

Earthquakes are so destructive - it can actually take people’s houses, and even their lives.

The Blue Whale

The Blue Whale

Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These marine mammals are up to 30 meters long and  weigh up to  200 tons.

Blue whales feed  on a diet composed  of tiny shrimp like animals called krill. During certain times of the year, a single adult blue whale consumes about 4 tons  of krill a day.

Blue whales  feed by first gulping an enormous mouthful of water, expanding the pleated skin on their throat and belly to take it in. Then the whale's massive tongue forces the water out through the thin, overlapping baleen plates. Thousands of krill are left behind—and then swallowed.

Blue whales look true blue underwater, but on the surface their coloring is more a blue-gray. Their underbellies take on a yellowish colour from the millions of microorganisms that live on  its skin. The blue whale has a broad, flat head and a long, tapered body that ends in wide, triangular flukes.

Blue whales live in all the world's oceans occasionally swimming in small groups but usually alone or in pairs. They often spend summers feeding in polar waters and undertake lengthy migrations towards the Equator as winter arrives.

Blue Whales are the world’s most endangered creatures and they should be protected.

I got my information from this link. Click on the link to read more about the Blue Whale.   

Blue Whales

By Hemi

A Report on Helicopters

Information Report, Melenaite

A Report On Land Transport

Land Transport is the most commonly used transport is New Zealand.

The one wheeled unicycle is called a Monowheel but it is not commonly used because it is very difficult to ride.However, the two wheeled scooters,bicycles and motorbikes are widely used by young people to do some tricks at the skatepark.

The three wheeled tricycle,rickshaws,lyric and Spyder Roadsters are not really used by the people in New Zealand.The Rickshaws are three wheeled motorised transport widely used in the major cities in Asian countries to carry passengers. Some of these Rickshaws are very colourful.

There are some superfast cars that are four wheeled. Some of these  four wheeled vehicles are use as emergency transport.These vehicles are the  Ambulance and the Police Cars.

Some of the six wheeled land transport are buses and trucks. The buses are used for transporting passengers while the trucks are use for transporting cargo from place to place.

The  Container Trucks, Oil Tankers,  Logging Trucks, and Trains are some of the ten or more wheeled vehicles.They are used for transporting  heavy loads over long distances and the trained is for transporting passengers as well.

Land Transport is very important  since people need to travel from place to place to work or for holidays. Without transport, life can be very slow and boring.

By Melenaite Fonua

Transport

Transport

In this report I will tell you about types of transport that vary in the amount of wheels. These are vehicles that can carry goods and people.

2 wheelers are bicycles, motorbikes and Segways. First we will talk about bicycles. Bicycles are 2 wheeled forms of transport that you use your energy to control. There are pedals on it.

Motorbikes are like bicycles but have a motor in it. Motorbikes vary in sizes. Some motorbikes race on the concrete, some on dirt and some don’t race.

Segways PT is a 2 wheeler form of transport that is self-balancing, battery powered electric vehicle. At rugby games the people with cameras use Segway PT’s.

Now we are on to 3 wheelers. Tuk-Tuks are 3 wheeled motorcycles that have been the symbol of Asia for more than 50 years. Tuk-tuks move people and the Max speed is 100km. Tuk-tuks have 4 stroke engines. Tuk-tuks are taxis.

Auto Rickshaws are a common means of public transport in India. An Auto Rickshaw are used for Private Cabins. They are also taxi’s.

4 wheelers are Quad Bike, Van and Car. Cars are 4 wheelers that can Race, be Family Cars and Taxis.Cars vary in sizes and brands.

Vans are bigger than cars and carry cargo and people. They cannot race though. They are slower too.

Quad Bikes are bikes that are farm and racing bikes. They can be spy ones.

6 to 8 wheelers are Buses, Vans, and Trucks. Busses are forms of transport. They can only carry people.

Trucks are Transport that can carry cargo only. They sometimes warn other trucks who are speeding to slow down because there are police.

More wheelers are trains. Trains are Transport that carry cargo and people. They can go fast.