Water and Carbon Cycles Review Flashcardizz

Front

What is the process called when fossil fuels like coal are burned for energy?

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Combustion

Front

What do animals take in during respiration?

Back

Oxygen

Front

What do animals release during respiration?

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Carbon dioxide

Front

True or False: All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.

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True

Front

What is the term for the process where groundwater returns to the ocean or soaks into the ground?

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Runoff

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

Front

What is the term for the process of water changing from liquid to vapor?

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Evaporation

Front

What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?

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The Sun

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?

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Evaporation

Front

What is precipitation?

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Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.