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What is an example of collection in the water cycle?
What is an example of collection in the water cycle?
- Rain falling from the sky
- Rivers flowing into the ocean (correct)
- Water vapor forming clouds
- Water that soaks into the soil and is stored underground
What is the role of plants in the water cycle?
What is the role of plants in the water cycle?
- They produce rain
- They release water vapor into the air through transpiration (correct)
- They absorb water from the soil
- They condense water vapor
What is a watershed?
What is a watershed?
- The cycle of water movement on Earth
- An area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet (correct)
- A place where water is stored underground
- The process by which water moves from the land to the atmosphere
What is weather?
What is weather?
What is climate?
What is climate?
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
What type of cloud is often associated with thunderstorms?
What type of cloud is often associated with thunderstorms?
What causes wind?
What causes wind?
What is the study of the Earth's physical structure and the processes that shape it?
What is the study of the Earth's physical structure and the processes that shape it?
What is the term used to describe the long-term average weather conditions of a specific region?
What is the term used to describe the long-term average weather conditions of a specific region?
What is the process of converting forests into non-forest land for human use?
What is the process of converting forests into non-forest land for human use?
What is the loss of biological diversity, including the extinction of plant and animal species, called?
What is the loss of biological diversity, including the extinction of plant and animal species, called?
Which environmental issue is primarily caused by the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels?
Which environmental issue is primarily caused by the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels?
What is the term for the long-term average weather conditions of a specific region?
What is the term for the long-term average weather conditions of a specific region?
What is the primary cause of the hole in the ozone layer?
What is the primary cause of the hole in the ozone layer?
What is the process of replanting trees in deforested areas called?
What is the process of replanting trees in deforested areas called?
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
What is the process of replanting trees in deforested areas called?
What is the process of replanting trees in deforested areas called?
What is the study of the Earth's atmosphere, weather patterns, and climate called?
What is the study of the Earth's atmosphere, weather patterns, and climate called?
What is the study of the interactions between living organisms and their environment?
What is the study of the interactions between living organisms and their environment?
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
What is the loss of biological diversity, including the extinction of plant and animal species, called?
What is the loss of biological diversity, including the extinction of plant and animal species, called?
What is the study of the Earth's physical structure and the processes that shape it?
What is the study of the Earth's physical structure and the processes that shape it?
Which environmental issue is primarily caused by the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels?
Which environmental issue is primarily caused by the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels?
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Study Notes
Water Cycle
- Water that soaks into the soil and is stored underground is an example of collection in the water cycle.
- Plants play a role in the water cycle by releasing water vapor into the air through transpiration.
- A watershed is an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet.
Weather and Climate
- Weather refers to the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
- Climate is the long-term average of weather in an area.
- A thermometer is used to measure temperature.
- Cumulonimbus clouds are often associated with thunderstorms.
- A cold front is a boundary where a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass.
- Wind is caused by differences in air pressure.
- A barometer measures air pressure.
Environmental Issues
- Pollution is an environmental issue related to the excessive use of chemicals that harm the environment and living organisms.
- Deforestation is the process of converting forests into non-forest land for human use.
- Biodiversity loss is the loss of biological diversity, including the extinction of plant and animal species.
- Climate change is an environmental issue primarily caused by the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels.
- Water is a renewable resource.
Scientific Disciplines
- Meteorology is the study of the Earth's atmosphere, weather patterns, and climate.
- Geology is the study of the Earth's physical structure and the processes that shape it.
- Ecology is the study of the interactions between living organisms and their environment.
Other Key Facts
- The ozone layer is depleted primarily due to CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons).
- Sustainable development is meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
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