food webs water cycle weather climate Quiz

What is a food web?

• A system of isolated food chains in an ecosystem.

• A system of overlapping and connecting food chains in an ecosystem.

• A collection of food items in a grocery store.

• A web made by spiders to catch food.

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

• The direction in which animals move.

• The path of water through the ecosystem.

• The direction energy flows.

• The migration patterns of birds.

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What happens if one organism is removed from the food web?

• The ecosystem becomes more stable.

• The ecosystem will not be affected.

• The whole ecosystem will lose stability and be out of balance.

• New organisms will be created.

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What is evaporation in the water cycle?

• The process by which water falls from clouds to Earth

• The process by which a gas changes to a liquid

• The process by which a liquid changes to a gas

• The process by which water collects in large bodies of water

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What does condensation refer to in the water cycle?

• The change from liquid to gas as a result of heating

• The change from gas to liquid as a result of cooling

• The process by which water falls from clouds to Earth

• The process by which water collects in large bodies of water

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What is precipitation in the context of the water cycle?

• The process by which a liquid changes to a gas

• The change from gas to liquid as a result of cooling

• Any form of water falling from the clouds to Earth

• Water that flows along Earth's surface into bodies of water

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What is runoff in the water cycle?

• The process by which a liquid changes to a gas

• The change from gas to liquid as a result of cooling

• Any form of water falling from the clouds to Earth

• Water from rain or melted snow that flows along Earth's surface into bodies of water

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What is accumulation in the water cycle?

• The process by which a liquid changes to a gas

• The change from gas to liquid as a result of cooling

• Any form of water falling from the clouds to Earth

• A part of the water cycle in which water collects in large bodies of water

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What is weather described as in the image?

• The variation of weather conditions over long periods of time.

• The day-to-day variation of the atmosphere's condition locally.

• The average atmospheric patterns over a number of years.

• A specific detail for one year.

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Which term is associated with long periods of time and covers a large region or ecosystem according to the image?

• Weather

• Climate

• Hurricanes

• Fronts

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