Ecosystems
Is a pond an ecosystem?
YES
What is the first step in the water-cycle?
Evaporation
What is the first step in air circulation?
The suns heat warms the air.
What is the sixth step in air circulation?
As air blows across the Earth's surface it picks up moisture.
What are four forms of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, hail.
Is a window an ecosystem?
No
What is the second step of the water-cycle?
condensation
What is the second step in air circulation?
Warm air rises.
Where are the polar zones go?
At the poles.
What is weather?
The condition of the air and sky at a certain time.
What is an ecosystem?
A place were living things depend on each other to survive.
What is the third step of the water-cycle?
precipitation
What is the third step in air circulation?
Warm air starts to cool and releases moisture?
Where do the temperate zones go?
In between the Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer. In between the Antarctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer.
What is climate?
The average weather of a place over many years.
What is an example of a hot dry ecosystem?
Dessert
What is the fourth step in the water-cycle?
collection
What is the fourth step in air circulation?
Where do the Tropical Zones go?
In between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator. In between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Equator.
What is the difference between Weather and Climate?
Weather is over a short period of time. Climate is takes place over a long period of time.
What ecosystem would rain-forests be?
tropical or subtropical
The process of water moving form earth surface into the atmosphere and back?
What is the fifth step in air circulation?
Cool air begins to sink back to Earth.
What zone is also called "Middle Latitudes"?
Temperate Zone
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