Transcript Oil Spill

Oil Spill
By: Kelsey, Ann, and Tabyn
Where does it happen?
• Gulf of Mexico
• Near the coastlines
• Near oil rigs
Information found http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/Peopleand-Places/Ranger-Rick-on-the-Big-Oil-Spill.aspx
How does the oil move?
• Wind
• Currents
Information found http://www.fastcompany.com/1657758/infogr
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How does it effect the environments, plants, animals, and people?
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Environments
Huge impact on sea life
Homes of animals and other creatures
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Plants
Cover plants and die
Oil soaks into sand and soil it makes them suffocate and poison the living things
Effects water cycle
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Animal
Get under birds feathers
When birds try to clean themselves they suck up oil
Cover animals other animals food
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People
Can become sick by touching or breathing in the oil
can’t go swimming in the ocean
http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/People-and-Places/Ranger-Rick-on-the-Big-OilSpill.aspx
How would we clean up the spills?
• Get buckets and shovel go down near the
spills and wait for the oil to wash up on our
shovels
Ways other people are cleaning up the oil
• Chemical Dispersants – Chemicals added to
the oil to separate it into smaller pieces.
• Small organisms like bacteria in water can
break down easier.
http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/People-and-Places/Ranger-Rick-on-the-BigOil-Spill.aspx