Weather/Water cycle
What is the water cycle?
The way water moves around Earth in different forms
Ocean waves breaking apart a rocky cliff is an example of what?
Weathering
What are natural resources?
useful resources that come from nature/the Earth
How can we conserve light energy
Turning the lights off when we leave a room or aren't using the light source
The condition of the air at a specific time and place is what?
weather
What stage of the water cycle produces clouds?
condensation
A river carrying pieces of rock with it as it moves is an example of what?
erosion
Which natural resources cannot be used up and can be replaced?
Renewable resources
True or false: Conserving resources protects the environment, decreases pollution, and saves resources for the future
TRUE
Fill in the blank:
At points where a river slows down, some particles are laid down on the river floor through_________.
deposition
Which process is water falling from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Precipitation
The breaking down of landforms by natural forces such as wind, water, or ice is called what?
Weathering
How can we describe nonrenewable resources?
They can be used up and cannot be replaced
What does it mean to recycle?
To make something new from something old
A substance formed from dead organisms that can be used as energy is a...
fossil fuel
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to the short-term condition of the air in a specific location, While Climate is the average weather in a region over a long period of time.
The process in which particles are broken away and removed from land is called what?
Erosion
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of which natural resource?
fossil fuels
What is it called when we use natural resources less?
reduce
This kind of natural resource is sometimes called inexhaustible
Renewable Resource
What are the three main stages of the water cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, and precipitation
What is Deposition?
the laying down of particles carried by water, wind, or ice. (particles are deposited somewhere else)
What are two advantages of energy from the sun
It doesn't cause pollution, and it will not run out
Why is it important to conserve or save Earth's natural resources?
A lot of Earth's resources can be used up faster than they can be restored
This phase of the water cycle transforms water from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation