Unit 2 Part 2: Water Cycle & Earth's Natural Resources

The water cycle is powered by what 2 sources?

• Gravity

• Earth's tectonic plates

• The sun

• Earth's internal heat

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Transpiration is...

• the process by which surface water seeps into the ground through the soil and rock layers

• the transport of water from plant roots to leaves, where it evaporates into the atmosphere

• the process by which water falls to the ground from clouds in the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• the change in state from a liquid to a gas

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The change in state from a gas to a liquid is...

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

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True or false: Ice or any frozen liquid is NOT apart of the water cycle?

• True

• False

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Which is an example of a renewable natural source?

• Wood

• Plastic

• coal

• oil

What two categories are natural resources divided into?

• common and precious

• rare and common

• inexpensive and expensive

• renewable and nonrenewable

Geothermal energy can be harnessed for energy production by transferring energy from hot rocks to _________.

• sand

• water

• oil

• iron

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What is the last step in ordering soil formation?

• Bacteria and fungi break the rock down chemically. They also decompose the remains of plants and animals, adding organic matter and nutrients to the sediment.

• Rock is weathered and forms sediment.

• More organic matter is added to the soil. Plants and burrowing animals add air to the soil.

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True or False: Most of earth's groundwater is nonrenewable

• True: some areas of the world have plentiful supplies of groundwater, while others do not, but it is a resources that is used up faster than it is replenished

• False: It is not a resource that is used up faster than it is replenished, or exists in a limited supply.

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_____ is a natural resource that formed millions of years ago from the burial of marine organisms.

• Petroleum

• wood

• groundwater

• geothermal energy