Enviro Midterm 2.1 2.2 2.3 Review

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

• solid, liquid

• gas, liquid

• liquid, gas

• liquid, solid

Water that seeps through the soil into the ground is ___.

• condensation

• evaporation

• infiltration

• precipitation

The process of plants turning carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugar is called

• Respiration

• Oxidation

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion

Which gas do animals release, that plants depend on for survival?

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Sunlight

• Water

Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

• trees soak up carbon dioxide
• trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
• trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
• trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil

Why is burning fossil fuels harmful?

• they cause cancer

• They can get extremely hot

• it increases the amount of carbon dioxode/greenhouse gases in the air

• this would destroy fossils

Which of these nitrogen cycle processes converts atmospheric nitrogen to a soil form of nitrogen that is usable by plants?

• nitrogen fixation

• nitrification

• denitrification

• ammonification

• assimilation