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Interde- pendency Natural Cycles Weather & Climate Forces & Motion Land- forms Team One Team Two Team Three Team Four Team Five Team Six
Which of these is a freshwater ecosystem? A) Estuary B) Lake C) Savannah D) Salt Marsh Show Answer
B) Lake Back to Board
How are fungi, bacteria, and termites classified? Show Answer
They are Decomposers Back to Board
What is the physical space occupied by a population called? Show Answer
Habitat Back to Board
A large hawk eats a mouse. How would you classify the hawk in this case? Show Answer
The hawk is a predator. Back to Board
What is deforestation? Show Answer
Clearing a forest for lumber, food, or other products. Back to Board
What does the water cycle describe? Show Answer
How water flows through the environment. Back to Board
Why are bacteria and decomposers necessary for natural cycles? Show Answer
They convert nitrogen gas into a form organisms can use. Back to Board
Which natural cycle are photosynthesis and respiration part of? Show Answer
The Carbon Cycle Back to Board
What are the three stages of the water cycle? Show Answer
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation Back to Board
During what process do producers use energy from the Sun to make their own food? Show Answer
Photosynthesis Back to Board
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all examples of what? Show Answer
Precipitation Back to Board
What is the amount of water vapor in the air called? Show Answer
Humidity Back to Board
Which type of cloud is shown below? Show Answer
Cirrus Back to Board
What are the three major climate zones on Earth? Show Answer
Tropical, temperate, and polar zones. Back to Board
When a warm air mass moves up and over a cold air mass, what type of front is formed? Show Answer
A warm front forms. Back to Board
The motion of an object can best be described as a change in ______. Show Answer
Position Back to Board
The forward motion of a shark is caused by which force? Show Answer
Thrust Back to Board
What is an inclined plane that is wrapped around a pole also known as? Show Answer
A screw Back to Board
What is the tendency of an object to remain at rest or in motion called? Show Answer
Inertia Back to Board
Which type of force allow you to stand up from a chair? A)Balanced B) Unbalanced C) Equal D) Opposite Show Answer
B) Unbalanced Back to Board
What is the process of breaking down rock called? Show Answer
Weathering Back to Board
What is a bend in a river or stream where the water changes directions called? Show Answer
A Meander Back to Board
How does land clearing affect soil erosion? Show Answer
Land clearing increases erosion. Back to Board
A floodplain is flat land near a river. During which process are floodplains formed? Show Answer
During deposition. Back to Board
What is the degree of change in elevation over a length of land called? Show Answer
Slope Back to Board
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When rivers erode soil from their banks, soil particles are carried downstream. When the river meets the ocean, the river water slows down and many soil particles settle to the bottom. Over time, this build-up of soil particles forms what landform? Show Answer
A Delta! To End
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