Ecology

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

• pollutants

• combustion

• fossil fuels

• greenhouse gases

Gases that are released into the air and cause an increase in the overall temperature of the Earth.

• combustion

• emissions

• fossil fuels

• greenhouse gases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Evaporation of water from the leaves of plants.

• Accumulation

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Downward movement of water through the soil

• Accumulation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Ammonia is converted to nitrate during the nitrogen cycle.

• ammonification

• denitrification

• nitrification

• fixation

The process by which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas.

• fixation

• denitrification

• nitrification

• ammonification

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process of burning fossil fuels during the carbon cycle.

• photosynthesis

• combustion

• respiration

• emissions

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The cellular process when plants convert solar energy into stored chemical energy (glucose).

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• decomposition

• combustion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Any resource found in our environment that is useful to humans.

• Renewable resources

• Non-renewable resources

• Natural resources

• Fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Natural resources that are replaced as quickly as they are used.

• Non-renewable resources

• Renewable resources

• Natural resources

• Fossil fuels