W/E/D and Rock Cycle
___ is molten rock above ground and ___ is molten rock beneath ground.
lava, magma
About 245 million years ago, ____ was a supercontinent that contained almost all of the Earth’s landmasses.
Pangaea
___ is the reason Portland gets so much rain and Bend doesn’t.
The Rain Shadow Effect
What causes air pressure at different altitudes?
weight of air
The moon changes its appearance about every 28 days and has different _____
Moon Phases
What are the names of Mr. V's cats?
Kubo and ESPN (also accept The Phantom Plopper, General Trosky, The Tank, The little Rascal, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, Cigar dropper, and/or General Scoots)
___ is a process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical processes.
weathering
Tectonic plates move about how far every year?
2-5cm or 1-4 inches
isobars
Water that moves horizontally on the top part of the oceans is called ____
Surface currents
How does a solar eclipse occur?
When the moon blocks out the sun.
What are the 3 of the 4 languages Mr. V can speak?
English, Chinese, German, French. (Maybe Taiwanese or Portuguese)
What type of rock is mostly likely found at the delta of the Nile River?
sedimentary rock
What is the reasoning for why tectonic plates move?
Plates move because Earth’s interior is slowly cycling.
___ describe how much thermal energy a surface can reflect.
albedos
When water droplets form on grass, this is an example of...
condensation
What would happen if the time it took for Earth to make 1 rotation around its axis increased?
A day would be longer.
What is Mr. V's favorite subject to teach?
LUNCH! Just kidding, it's astronomy.
When a rock contains larger crystals, what does this tell us about the rock?
The rock had more time to form.
The _____ is a transform plate boundary that runs through California.
San Andreas Fault
Which climate has cold and dry during long winters, but warm and humid during the summers?
a temperate climate
___ forms in below-freezing temperatures when snow crystals in the cloud collide with very cold water droplets. The water droplets freeze loosely onto the snow, giving this a slushy texture.
graupel
Who came up with the heliocentric model?
Nicolaus Copernicus
In what country did Mr. V start teaching?
Taiwan (ROC)
____ is a U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.
Oxbow Lake
Who devised the theory of plate tectonics that describes how Earth's outer layer is broken up into moving tectonic plates?
Alfred Wegner
List 5 of the main influences on weather.
This current causes the El Nino effect to warm ocean waters in the Atlantic Ocean.
The North Atlantic Current
About how far away is the closest neighboring galaxy?
About 2.5 million light-years away.
What is Mr. V's wife's name?
Anna