Friday, October 30, 2009

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, and Infiltration




Evaporation: The time when water turns into gas and becomes water vapour. Almost all of the water contained in the air. Another way to get water is called transpiration, when there is water loss in plants. But if there's combined water loss in the atmosphere from evaporation and transpiration, it's called Evapotranspiration.













Condensation: This is the opposite of evaporation because water vapour changes from gas to tiny droplets of water that is very hard to see. Those tiny droplets are so hard to see, air can carry it. We recognize them as clouds or fog.











Precipitation: After the process of condensation, while the air are carrying the tiny drops of water, they start to increase in size until the air can't carry them so instead, they drop them, causing precipitation. Although, rain isn't the only type of precipitation but snow, hail and sleet too.










Infiltration: During precipitation, some of the water which falls on Earth may be stored as ice, snow and icebergs but also, the water can be stored underground. How? It's through a process called infiltration. How does it work? The raindrops falls onto the earth, passes through the soil and makes it underground. Although they made it, they usually make its way to lakes or rivers. Then why are there wells and springs if the water's in the lake or river already? Well, that's because some of the water stays underground, and that type of water's called groundwater. It's also another type of storing water.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Personal Narrative: The day my dog had a broken tooth by Rgee Wharlo T. Gallega





Yes! It’s out! Wait, wait a sec, you heard me say that? Well, I know, I know, you don’t know what I’m talking about do you? Ok, let’s take a flashback. 1 hour ago and my story will begin.

It’s a beautiful day and I walked to my backyard when my dog jumped out and licked me! Disgusting isn’t it? Well, what’s kind of weird is after licking me, she bit my foot! Ouch, ow and ouchy! It was the first time she bit me and I somehow saw small tooth marks but it didn’t hurt badly. Next she went off, took one of my mom’s slippers and started chewing on it! And then shakes it until it slams on the door and then bites something else leaving more tooth marks and drool on the poor slipper. She even chewed on my shorts and my little brother’s teddy bear! I was wondering why she’s biting on anything that stands on her way?

I decided to call my mom and she came downstairs. I told her what happened so she checked inside my dog’s mouth and there was a broken tooth! One of the maids knew what to do, she got a piece of sewing thread, wrapped it around the dog’s mouth and ……I don’t want to say this because it’s painful but she pulled it out! My dog started yipping and yapping loudly! I felt sorry for the poor animal but it was worth it because if the tooth wasn’t removed, my dog would still bite things and ruin them. Don’t worry if that’s the only story I wrote because I have more stories, like the time I went back to the Philippines. Right now, I’m still on it, typing about it and that will be my forthcoming story, The Day I went to the Philippines! But now, how’s my story? Good or bad? Anyways, like in the movies, The End!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Vampire Mountain the Movie

This video is about interviewing the author named Darren Shan who wrote the book, Vampire Mountain. It also involves an interviewer who will ask Darren 3 questions about a location, a word and a character. Made by: Rgee Gallega

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Darren Shan: Killers of the Dawn


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A really really sad story. Darren, Mr Crepsley, Harkat and Vancha were running, being accused that they were killers of the students in Darren's school but the vampaneze actually killed the students. Steve revealed his true colours that he is a vampaneze. Darren's allies were surrounded by the police, the vampets and the vampaneze. I thought this was really really unfair and I was wondering, why did the author support the antagonist more than the protagonists? That's why I hate this book. But what's even worst was when Mr Crepsley died! How? They met Lady Evanna and they asked her where they went( she has one of the powers to track living or non living things). After that, they found a whole lot of vampanezes and vampets all over the place in a cave! How can 3 vampires, 1 little person and 2 people fight all of them? Well, those 6 protagonists are skilled but can they get outnumbered by 100 vampets and 100 vampaneze? I don't think it's that easy. Vancha and Darren guarded Mr Crepsley while he fights the Vampaneze Lord while Harkat, Alice and Debbie fight the others. The good guys were winning and Mr Crepsley defeated the Vampaneze lord! But a really bad thing happened( that's why I didn't like this book.), Steve pushed him into a pit of stakes with fire! Like a whole army of vampires come out and then Mika Ver Leth saves Larten but that didn't happen at all like Mr Tiny predicted.That's why I really hate this book.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Definitions of Vocabulary 2

1) Rowdies- Really naughty and inappropriate people but they're not nefarious.
2) Resurrected- A living thing brought back to life.
3) Pledge - A really strong promise or vow.
4) Brazier - An iron square grill where you grill hotdogs.
5) Putrefy - To make something fetid.
6) Spontaneous- To act something without thinking or planning.
7) Discreetly - To act without giving any attention.
8) Martyred - Someone who dies due to belief.
9) Proposterous - Totally out of whats going on.
10) Scouring - Old Days: Trying to get tiny parts of something using your eyes.
- Present Use: To search for something without stopping until you find it.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

10 sentences featuring I or me

1) The worlds best ventriloquist taught me how to talk with the mouth closed.
2) A really beautiful painting somehow winked at me!
3) Smelling the really disgusting fetid smell of the cowhide bone was horrible to me but good to my dog.
4) In a museum, a corrugated banner almost fell on me!
5) In a restaurant,someone spilt acidic and bubbly frothing on me and my friends!
6) At the cinema, I bought popcorn and nachos for my friends while they watched the movie.
7) At home, I was wondering if eating salad is the best choice.
8) When it's 2012, I wonder what will happen?
9) At the magic show, I saw the magician pull a rabbit out of his hat!
10) At last, I could get a really good laptop with wireless internet!