Environmental Cycles

Condensation is when...

• A liquid turns to gas.
• A gas turns to liquid.
• A liquid turns to ice.
• All of the answers.

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Precipitation is...

• Any form of water that falls from a cloud to the Earth.
• Drinkable water that collects underground
• Water that turns to a gas.
• None of the answers.

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Evaporation is...

• When water changes from a solid to a liquid.
• When water changes from a gas to a liquid.
• When water changes from a liquid to a gas.
• None of the answers.

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When is the best time for water to evaporate?

• When it is cold and snowy.

• When it is hot and dry.

• When it is raining.

• When it is hot and humid

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

• Clouds

• Mountains

• Transpiration

• Valleys

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The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves. __________________________

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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The fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere. __________

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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This is NOT a part of the phosphorus cycle.

• Phosphate is incorporated into sedimentary rocks

• Phosphate bound to soil

• Atmospheric phosphate

• Phosphate is absorbed from the soil by plants

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Phosphorous is passed from plants to ____ who eat them

• plants
• animals
• scavengers

_____ brings phosphorous into our waterways. .

• precipitation
• runoff
• transpiration
• condensation

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