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Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class

Date

What is the water cycle?

the 3 forms of water

the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

when water melts

when clouds form

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

condensation

precipitation

evaporation

Which is the opposite of condensation?

runoff

evaporation

precipitation

transpiration

Which best explains why runoff is important?

It returns water to other locations on Earth

It increases the chance of flooding

It makes evaporation occur faster

It increases condensation

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

The water cycle has no start or end

true

false

What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

glacier

well

aquifer

natural spring

When water pools in large areas, it is know as

Infiltration

Accumulation

Both of these

10.

Which compound does NOT contain carbon atoms?

carbon dioxide

ammonium

calcium carbonate

methane

11.

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.

Water

Atmosphere

Sun

Air

12.

Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

cooking with gas

planting trees

burning wood

riding in a bus

13.

How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?

The lion eats the grass

Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.

The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain.

The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

14.

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

water

nutrients

air

fossil fuels

15.

Which of the following creates a calcium carbonate structure?

plants

cows

corals

decomposers

16.

Which countries have regions in the Arctic Circle?

Russia, the USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark.

Russia, the USA, Canada, England, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland.

Russia, the USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany.

Russia, the USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland.

17.

How cold does it get in the Arctic Circle?

-15° Celsius

-25° Celsius

-35° Celsius

-45° Celsius

18.

What is happening at 1?

respiration: releasing CO2

decomposing CO2 in the soil

photosynthesis: absorbing CO2

turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules

19.

What is the tree line?

Where trees grow

The limit to where trees will grow

the point of no return for trees

Negative heat balance within trees

20.

The active layer is:

has tall trees in it

contained within the soils

lower most layer of permafrost

uppermost layer of permafrost

21.

What is flux?

the amount of carbon exchanged between Earth's carbon pools

the amount of water exchanged between Earth's carbon pools

the amount of carbon exchanged between Earths water storages

22.

•Thermokarst is what?

rock with small selective gaps

hollows produced by the selective melting of permafrost.

pools of water randomly located on the landscape

human induced pools of water placed on the landscape

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Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 18mins

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