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hi,
i have a question to ask. Do you know any scientist that i can talk to about my project? The raindrops fall on uninhabited terrain, many things can happen. Precipitation that lands on craggy mountainsides flows downhill to streams. Drops that hit soil often soak in; some of that water later evaporates, while much of the rest seeps through the earth to replenish aquifers and nourish springs. Raindrops that splash into rivers immediately join a headlong tumble toward the sea. How come that the soil would effect the asphalt?

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Trang Dang

hi,
i have a question to ask. Do you know any scientist that i can talk to about my project? I found this idea in a Science News article from September 2004: "The raindrops fall on uninhabited terrain, many things can happen. Precipitation that lands on craggy mountainsides flows downhill to streams. Drops that hit soil often soak in; some of that water later evaporates, while much of the rest seeps through the earth to replenish aquifers and nourish springs. Raindrops that splash into rivers immediately join a headlong tumble toward the sea." How come that the soil would effect the asphalt?

Trang, great question!!

First, let's review what you asked and how you shared it.

One important step to remember when working on a science project is you always need to attribute your sources, that is, whenever you used a sequence of words that you did not personally create, you need to mention where you found those words. ok? See how I showed that above? That's the way to do it in your science project paper.

Second, let's look at your subject. The loss of land left to nature is a serious problem in the world. We are creating buildings or paving over with asphalt or concrete (parking lots, roads, etc.) so much that the rain that falls can't find a place to enter the ground. If the rain can't enter the ground (through soil or plant's roots), then it rolls along on the buildings or pavement and runs into storm drains and then to the sea/river/bay/ocean. The plant life doesn't get to benefit from it.

Can you think of a way to show how this impacts plants? or life?

What do you think?

Ceal Craig
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