Module 2.2 Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary Test

The layer of gases that surrounds Earth.

• atmosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• condensation

All the living things on Earth and the places they live.

• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• condensation

The solid parts of Earth, like rocks, soil, and land.

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• hydrosphere
• condensation

All the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and underground water.

• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere
• condensation

The process where water vapor in the air turns into liquid water, forming clouds.

• condensation
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere

The process where liquid water turns into water vapor and rises into the air.

• evaporation
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere

The way nitrogen moves between the air, soil, plants, and animals.

• nitrogen cycle
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere

The process where plants and animals exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide through breathing and photosynthesis.

• oxygen-carbon cycle
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere

Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• precipitation
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere

Water that flows over the land into rivers, lakes, or oceans.

• runoff
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere