NATURAL+FLUID+SYSTEMS

**I. ASSIGNMENT**:
 * NATURAL FLUID SYSTEMS - SCI. 8 ASSIGNMENT: **

[|Encyclopedia Britannica Online] [|EBSCO] [|WORLD BOOK ONLINE] [|KNOW BC Encyclopedia]
 * II. GENERAL REFERENCE SITES: **


 * III. WEATHER FLUID SYSTEMS: **
 * A. HURRICANES: **

[|How Stuff Works: How Hurricanes Work] [|Weather Wiz Kids: Hurricanes] [|Web Weather For Kids: Hurricanes] [|Hurricanes: Online Meteorology Guide] [|National Geographic: Hurricanes: Engines of Destruction] [|What are Hurricanes?] [|Kidstorm: Facts about Hurricanes] [|Hurricane: Storm Science] [|Tropical Twisters: Hurricanes: How They Work and What They Do] [|National Geographic: Eye in the Sky - Hurricanes] [|Weather Watch: Severe Weather and Natural Disasters - Hurricanes]

 [|Tornadoes....Nature's Most Violent Storms] [|Tornadoes in Canada] [|Tornadoes: Killer Wind Funnels] [|Weather Wiz Kids: Tornadoes] [|How Stuff Works: How Tornadoes Work] [|Tornadoes] [|Tornadoes are Earth's Most Violent Storms] [|Kidstorm: Facts about Tornadoes] [|Weather Watch: Severe Weather and Natural Disasters - Tornadoes] [|Tornadoes: Violently Rotatating Columns of Air] [|NCDC: US Tornado Climatology] [|Tornado: Tornado Alley in the Midwest] [|The Science Behind this Terrible Tornado Season]
 * B. TORNADOES: **

 [|Tropical Cyclones] [|Travelling and Living Abroad: Tropical Cyclones] [|Tropical Cyclones: Questions and Answers] [|Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones] [|Get the Facts - Cyclones] [|FAQ: Hurricanes, Typoons, and Tropical Storms]
 * C. CYCLONES: **

 [|Blizzards] [|Web Weather For Kids: Blizzards and Winter Weather] [|Atmospheric Hazards - Prairie and Northern Region: Blizzards] [|Public Safety Canada: Blizzards] [|Weather Online: Blizzard] [|What is a Blizzard?] [|What are Different Types of Blizzards]
 * D. BLIZZARDS: **


 * IV. EARTH'S FLUID SYSTEMS: **
 * A. TSUNAMIS: **

[|What are Tsunamis?] [|National Geographic Tsunamis: Killer Waves] [|Tsunamis and tsunami research] [|Information on Tsunamis] [|United States Search and Rescue Task Force: Tsunamis] [|How Tsunamis Work] [|The Physics of Tsunamis: The Harbour Wave] [|Q&A: Expert explains science behind earthquakes and tsunamis] [|Tsunami Animation] [|The Science Behind a Tsunami] [|The Why Files: Tsunamis]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">B. WEATHERING: **

[|University of Regina: Weathering] [|Geography4kids.com: Weaathering] [|Weathering and Erosion: Geology for Kids] [|BBC - KS3 Bitesize: The Rock Cycle - Weathering] [|How Stuff Works: Weathering and Erosion] [|Types of Weathering] [|4 Different Types of Weathering] [|Four Types of Physical Weathering]

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">C. GLACIERS: **

[|All About Glaciers] [|Atlas of Canada: Glaciers and Icefields] [|Current State of Glaciers] [|Glossary of Glacier Terminology] [|Glaciers] [|Glaciers and Glaciation] [|Iceland: Glaciers in Iceland] [|Icefields and Glaciers] [|Icelandic Glaciers] [|Ten Interesting Facts About Glaciers] [|How Stuff Works: How Glaciers Work]

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">D. VOLCANOES: **

[|Can We Predict Volcanic Eruptions] [|Enchanted Learning.com: Volcano] [|Volcano World] [|The Atlas of Canada: Volcanoes] [|How Volcanoes Work] [|How Stuff Works: How Volcanoes Work] [|Weather Wiz Kids: Volcanoes] [|FAQThe destructive power of volcanoes] [|BBC Newsround: Volcanoes] [|Science Daily: Volcano News] [|Principal Types of Volcanoes] [|Geography 4 Kids: Types of Volcanoes] [|Universe Today: Types of Volcanoes]

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">E. TIDES: **

[|Ocean Link: Ocean Info - All About Tides] [|Enchanted Learning.com: All about Tides and Oceans] [|What Causes Tides?] [|How Stuff Works: What causes high tide and low tide? Why are there two tides each day?] [|Universe Today: What Causes Tides?] [|Tides and Water Levels] [|Nova: What Causes the Tides?] [|What causes high tide and low tide and why?] [|Ocean Tides] [|Ocean Motion: Types of Tides] [|Tides] [|The Four Different Types of Tides] [|Waves, Tides and Currents: How Do they Work?]

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">F. OCEAN CURRENTS: **

[|Ocean Planet: Ocean Currents] [|Ocean Currents and Climate] [|Global Ocean Currents] [|How Stuff Works: How Ocean Currents Work] [|Surface Ocean Currents] [|Ocean Currents] [|The Canadian Encyclopedia: Ocean Current][|Ocean Currents 2] [|Ocean Currents Drive The World's Climate] [|Surface and Subsurface Ocean Currents: Ocean Current Map] [|Ocean Currents 2] [|Ocean Circulation] [|Science Daily: Ocean Current] [|JHU/APL Ocean Currents Web Site]

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">G. RIVERS: **

[|Environment Canada: Rivers] [|The Forest River: River Types] [|Young People's Trust: Rivers] [|Rivers, Major World] [|What Kinds of Rivers Are Found in River Ecosystems? Read more: What Kinds of Rivers Are Found in River Ecosystems? | eHow.com] [|Encyclopedia of Earth: Rivers] [|Rivers and Streams] [|Canadian Geographic Rivers of Canada]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> [|Estuaries] [|Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Estuaries] [|The Importance of Estuaries] [|Estuary Where River Meets the Sea] [|World Biomes: Estuaries] [|Estuaries Why Are Estuaries Important? Ecosystem Services]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">H. ESTUARY: **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">I. WETLANDS: **

[|What are Wetlands?] [|Discover Canada's Wetlands] [|The Atlas of Canada: Wetlands] [|Environment Canada: Wetlands] [|CRD Wetlands] [|Ten Top Wetland Facts] [|Wetlands] [|Nova Scotia's Wetlands] [|Wetlands - Wetland Types] [|Classification of Wetlands][|WWF: Types of wetlands] [|How Does a Wetland Work] [|Wetland Types] [|Canadian Wetland Classification System] [|Discover Wetlands: Wetland Types] [|How Stuff Works: How Wetlands Work]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> [|The Water Cycle] [|Zoom Astronomy The Water Cycle] [|Weather Watch: Science - Water Cycle] [|The Hydrologic Cycle] [|USGS: The Water Cycle] [|Earth's Water Cycle] [|Our Water: Water Cycle] [| The Hydrological Cycle] [| Description of the Hydrologic Cycle] [|The Hydrologic Cycle Water's journey through time]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">J. WATER CYCLE: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> [|Layers of the Earth's Atmosphere] [|Enchanted Learning: The Earth's Atmosphere] [|National Geographic: Earth's Atmosphere] [|Layers of Earth's Atmosphere] [|Geography4Kids.com: Atmosphere] [| Atmosphere layers] [|Layers of the Atmosphere] [|The Layers of Earth's Atmosphere] [|Weather Online: Earth's Atmosphere] [|Universe Today: Atmosphere Layers] [|NOVA Online: The Atmosphere] [|Introduction to the Atmosphere]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">K. ATMOSPHERE: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> [|Body Systems: Circulatory System] [|Your Heart and Circulatory System] [|Circulatory System] [|Cardiovascular System] [|Learning For Kids: Heart and Circulation] [|The Human Circulatory System: How It Works]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">IV. HUMAN BODY FLUID SYSTEMS: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">A. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM: **

[|Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System] [|The Human Respiratory System] [|Respiratory System: Oxygen Delivery System] [|National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: The Respiratory System] [|How Stuff Works: How Your Lungs Work]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">B. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">V. CONSTRUCTED FLUID SYSTEMS INCLUDING TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">A. PUMPS: **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Pumps] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Sump Pumps Work - HowStuffWorks] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Pump Technology] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Fluid Transfer Pumps] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|History of pumps]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Heat Engines] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Car Engines Work - How Stuff Works] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Piston and Cylinder] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Piston and Piston Rings] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|History of the Piston Engine]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">B. PISTON SYSTEMS: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Brake] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Brakes Work - HowStuffWorks] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Brake System and Components Work] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Braking Systems History] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|History of Braking]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">C.VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEMS: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Paintball Works - HowStuffWorks] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Paintball Works 2 - HowStuffWorks] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How To – How Do Paintball Guns Work?] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Paintball Guns Work] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|The History of Paintball] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Paintball - History - Guns and Markers - About.com]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">D. PAINT BALL GUNS: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Jackhammers (pneumatic drills)] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Pneumatic Tools Pneumatic Devices Include Various Tools and Instruments.] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Does a Pneumatic Hammer Work?]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">E. JACKHAMMERS: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Airbags Work - HowStuffWorks] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How does an air bag work - HowStuffWorks] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How do air bags work? - Scientific American] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Gas Laws Save Lives: The Chemistry Behind Airbags] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Airbags Work? - Midsouth Rescue Technologies] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Airbags Work - History of the Airbag] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|The Physics of Airbags - Car and Driver] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[| The History of Airbags: The Inventors that Pioneered Airbags]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">F. AIRBAGS: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How the Jaws of Life Work - HowStuffWorks] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[| How The "Jaws Of Life" Work - Essortment] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How the Jaws of Life Work: How Car Stuff Works] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|First Jaws of Life in Texas - CFD History]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">G. JAWS OF LIFE: **