I'm gone now.

Assalamoalaikum to everyone here. I just decided to stop by here and say that this blog is no longer being used. I know I'm four years late in informing you about the end of this blog. Most of you have probably stopped reading it, and forgotten about it. Along with that, I no longer have time to blog anymore. So I decided I would make a final end to this blog. I'm sorry to those who enjoyed reading it. If I ever do post, it'll be on my tumblr. Thank you for taking the time out to read this.

Maryam

New Stuff?!

Assalamoalaikum! These days, I've been thinking to make many different blogs for different subjects and topics. You may want to take a look at these, since I won't be active anymore(Oh yeah, I said ANYMORE, and by that I mean NO MORE.).

Here are the blogs.

1. Bring the Art Out

2. Through the Doors of Science

3.Math-Able

4. Anymore topics? xDD

Mariana Trench

Mariana Trench:

The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest known part of the world's oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. The trench is about 2,550 kilometres (1,580 mi) long but has an average width of only 69 kilometres (43 mi). It reaches a maximum-known depth of 10,994 m (± 40 m) or 6.831 mi (36,070 ± 131 ft) at the Challenger Deep, a small slot-shaped valley in its floor, at its southern end, although some unrepeated measurements place the deepest portion at 11.03 kilometres (6.85 mi).

At the bottom of the trench the water column above exerts a pressure of 1,086 bars (15,750 psi), over 1000 times the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level. At this pressure, the density of water is increased by 4.96%, making 95 litres of water under the pressure of the Challenger Deep contain the same mass as 100 litres at the surface. The temperature at the bottom is 1 to 4 °C.

The trench is not the part of the seafloor closest to the center of the Earth. This is because the Earth is not a perfect sphere; its radius is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) less at the poles than at the equator.[5] As a result, parts of the Arctic Ocean seabed are at least 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) closer to the Earth's center than the Challenger Deep seafloor.

Xenophyophores have been found in the trench by Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers at a record depth of 10.6 km (6.6 mi) below the sea surface. On 17 March 2013, researchers reported data that suggested microbial life forms thrive within the trench.




The picture shows how deep the trench is. Click on it to look at it closer.


Life in Mariana Trench:

The expedition conducted in 1960 observed (with great surprise because of the high pressure) at the bottom large living creatures such as a flatfish about 30 cm (1 ft) long, and a shrimp.According to Piccard, "The bottom appeared light and clear, a waste of firm diatomaceous ooze".Many marine biologists are now skeptical of the supposed sighting of the flatfish, and it is suggested that the creature may instead have been a sea cucumber.

During the second expedition, the unmanned vehicle Kaikō collected mud samples from the seabed. Tiny organisms were found to be living in those samples.

In July 2011, a research expedition deployed untethered landers, called dropcams, equipped with digital video and lights to explore this region of the deep sea. Amongst many other living organisms, some gigantic single-celled amoebas with a size of more than 4 in (10 cm), belonging to the class of xenophyophores were observed. Xenophyophores are noteworthy for their size, their extreme abundance on the seafloor and their role as hosts for a variety of organisms.


In December 2014, a new species of snailfish was discovered at a depth of 8,145 m (26,722 ft), breaking the previous record for the deepest living fish seen on video. Several other new species were also filmed, including huge crustaceans known as supergiants.


Geography:

The Mariana Trench is part of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana subduction system that forms the boundary between two tectonic plates. In this system, the western edge of one plate, the Pacific Plate, is subducted (i.e., thrust) beneath the smaller Mariana Plate that lies to the west. Crustal material at the western edge of the Pacific Plate is some of the oldest oceanic crust on earth (up to 170 million years old), and is therefore cooler and more dense; hence its great height difference relative to the higher-riding (and younger) Mariana Plate. The deepest area at the plate boundary is the Mariana Trench proper.


The movement of the Pacific and Mariana plates is also indirectly responsible for the formation of the Mariana Islands. These volcanic islands are caused by flux melting of the upper mantle due to release of water that is trapped in minerals of the subducted portion of the Pacific Plate.

Books for EXCHANGE!

My books (For exchange):

So, I've read a lot of books lately, and now ALL of them are finished. So now, I've thought of a book exchange thing, which might be getting me more books plus you getting to read more books.

All the books are listed below.

A/ Classic Stories for Girls:

Classic Stories for Girls is an enchanting collection of timeless tales from favourite authors including Lewis Carroll, Frances Hodgoson Burnett, Kenneth Grahame, and Louisa May Alcott. A host of beautiful illustration offers a vivid taste of some of the best-loved characters in litrature.

B/ Nancy Drew series:
Nancy Drew series are for 8-13 year olds. The mystery series are awesome, so if you like mystery and detective books(plus fiction!), these are for you!

Books:
1/ Secret of the old Clock
2/ The Hidden Staicase
3/ The Bungalow Mystery
4/ Secret of Shadow Ranch
5/ Red Gate Farm
6/ Great Lakes
7/ Shady Glen
8/ Lost Song
9/ Emerald Lady
10/ The Vanishing Veil

Nancy is a girl of 18, and her father is a famous lawyer in River Heights.

Author:Carolyn Keene

C/Hardy Boys series:

Just like Nancy Drew, these are for 8-13 years. These are mystery series, too! And fiction!

Books:
1/ Tower Treasure
2/ House on the Cliff
3/ The Secret of the Screeching Owl
4/ Secret of the old Mill
5/ Hostages of Hate
6/ Tagged for Terror

Joe and Frank Hardy are sons of a famous detective in Bayport. Together, they solve some baffling mysteries!

Author:Franklin W. Dixon

D/ Books by Enid Blyton:

These books are for 7-13 year olds, and OF-COURSE, the are mystery and dectective stories! And they are fiction, too!

D1/ The Five Find-Outers:

1/ Mystery of the Hidden House

2/ Mystery of the Strange Bundle

3/ Mystery of the Stange Messages

4/ Mystery of the Spiteful Letters

D2/ Barney Mysteries:  - The Ring-O-Bells Mystery

D3/ St.Claires:

1/ Twins at St.Claires
2/ Second form at St.Claires

D4/ The Farway Tree: -  Folk of the Faraway Tree

D5/ The Adventurous Four:  -  Stranded!

D6/ Secret Seven : - Secret Seven Fireworks

D7/ The Secret of Killimoin

Now, as you may have noticed, I LOVE mystery/thriller books! So, I'd preferably like mystery books for exchange but I am also open to other good books.

Thanks!

How is Rainfall Measured?

Questions:

Q:In [insert name here]'s city, there was 4.32 centimeters of rainfall. In [insert name here]'s city there was 5.99 centimeters of rainfall. How many more centimeters of rain were there is in [insert name here]'s city than in [insert name here]'s city?

What you say:

"HEEEH! EASIE PEASIE! *You do some subtraction* DONEE! MUM/TEACHER! I'M DONE!"

What your Mum/Teacher says:

"Good girl/boy!"

Your thoughts:

"Errrr... Whats rainfall in centimeters?"

My reply (I READ YOUR THOUGHTS!! XD):

(WARNING: VERY EXCITING! DO NOT  TRY THIS AT HOME! XD)

Rain gauges are thought to be the most ancient weather instruments, and there believed to be used in India more than 2000 years ago! A rain gauge is just a cylinder that catches rain.  If an inch collects in the cylinder, it means an inch of rain has fallen. It's that simple! Most of the standard rain gauges have a wide funnel on the top leading into a beaker like tube that has measurements. Rainfall as low as .01 inches can be measured with this instrument! 

In the more modern era, a common rain gauge is called the tipping bucket type. A bucket doesn't really tip—a pair of small receiving funnels alternate in the collection of the rain. When one fills up with water, it tips and spills out, and the other comes into place to do the collecting. These little funnels tip each time rainfall amounts to .01 inches. The tip triggers a signal that is transmitted and recorded.

So, what about snowfall? The gauges are heated, and when the snow falls into these heated gauges, it turns to water. Of course, snow is just frozen water.
Of course, these rain gauges have a problem when the temperature drops below freezing, so the standard versions are heated for the occasion.

This is what a rain gauge looks like:

The snow depth is deretmined the old-fashioned way-by measuring it.

The depth of snow is determined by taking an average of three of more spots, and sticking a ruler into the snow, and the depth is recorded. Because of blowing, the determination of three of more representive spots is not always easy. You may think there is a better way, but there really isn't.

What you reply:

"Wow! I never thought of that! I was always confused at this rainfall measuring thing!"

Me:

"It was easy, but I just learnt it now!"

Thank you for reading!

Cookies!

Yesterday, we made some cookies, so I thought we should sheare the recipe with all of you!!! So, these are how they looked:

So, let's go over the ingrdients:

4 oz soft margarine or butter

4 oz brown or white sugar

8 oz plain flour

1 egg

pinch of salt

Method:

1.Preheat oven to 200 degrees celcius.

2.Beat the margarine or butter with the sugar.

3.Add the egg to the butter sugar mixture then beat.

4.Sift in flour and salt then mix to form a dough.

5.Roll out and cut into shapes.

6.Bake at a 190 degree celcius oven for about 15 minutes.

Enjoy!

Pizza!

Yesterday, we felt like ordering a pizza. Instead we chose to make it a bit healthier by baking it at home. I thought it would be great to share the recipe with you! It turned out to be near-perfect (the dough was a bit on the thicker side). Had we rolled it a bit thinner, it would have been perfect. So, this is how it looked:

So, lets go over the ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 egg (You can omit if you want to)

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1.5 tsp instant yeast 

1.5 tbsp milk powder

3 tbsp oil

Mozzerella cheese/cheddar cheese

Toppings (Chicken, pepperoni, vegetables)

Pizza or tomato sauce

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celcius.

2. Mix all the ingredients into dough. (except for cheese, toppings and sauce),

3. Knead and put into a bowl.

4. Cover with Plastic wrap or cling film (no foil), and let sit for 2 hours in a warm place.

5. After 2 hours, take out and knead again.

6. Roll until thin. The thickness depends on individual choice. I prefer thinner side. 

7. Spread pizza sauce, and add toppings. We made a mistake by adding the toppings before cheese, so add the cheese before the toppings to give a more pleasing look.

8.Bake at 200 degrees celcius for 10 mins.

Enjoy a healthier pizza.