The Hydrologic (Water) and Carbon Cycles

What drives the hydrologic cycle?

• The Moon

• The Sun and the wind

• Gravity alone

• Human activities

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What happens during condensation in the hydrologic cycle?

• Water turns from a liquid into a gas

• Water turns from a gas into a liquid

• Water freezes into a solid

• Water turns directly from a solid to a gas

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What is the process called when water evaporates from plants?

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Evapotranspiration

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What is the main reason oceans are salty?

• Salt is added by humans

• Water erodes minerals like salt from soil and carries it to the ocean

• Because of salt mines underwater

• Due to the fish and marine life

What is one of the by-products of respiration in plants?

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

What happens to carbon absorbed by plants?

• It is stored indefinitely within the plant

• It turns into oxygen through photosynthesis

• It can be eaten by an animal, respired back into the atmosphere, or present when the plant dies

• It is all released back into the atmosphere

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What causes the excess of carbon in the atmosphere?

• The natural respiration of animals

• Burning fossil fuels

• Photosynthesis in plants

• The melting of polar ice caps

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