The Cycles of Matter & The Water Cycle

Outside of energy, it is also important for ______________ to flow through an ecosystem.

• matter

• air

• sunlight

• noise

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Earth is an __________ system because it is constantly receiving energy from the sun.

• close

• living

• open

• non-living

In terms of matter like carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, Earth is a ____________ system because it does not receive more of these materials, but recycles them.

• living

• closed

• non-living

• open

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Earth is often called the "Water Planet" because it has an abundance of water in what form?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• All of these

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Water travels between the Earth's surface and the _________________.

• atmosphere

• ground

• ocean

• plants

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What is the process called where water leaves Earth's surface?

• Melting

• Evapotranspiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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The process when a liquid is converted to a gas is known as...

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Respiration

• Evaporation

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The process by which water moves through a plant and evaporates from its leaves, stems, and flowers is know as...

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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Evaporation happens in bodies of water on Earth, like rivers, lakes, and oceans.

• True
• False

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Water vapor (gas) rises into the air, and as it warms up it condenses into clouds.

• True
• False

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