Amazon Rainforest
Name 3 animals that live in the Amazon rainforest.
Ex. answer: capybara, jaguar, caiman
What are the 3 physical forms of matter water can take on?
Solid, liquid, gas
What is waste water that is purified, then reused?
Recycled water
What is Confucius' name in mandarin Chinese?
True or false? The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world.
True
What is the major river running through the Amazon Rainforest called?
Amazon River
What is the process of the sun heating up water on Earth's surface, turning it into water vapor?
Evaporation
What contains both freshwater and saltwater, connecting the rivers and ocean?
a bay
忆母表达的是什么？
意思是想念母亲。
Name the 4 main processes in the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration
What percentage of all known species live in the Amazon Rainforest?
10%
Name the main 4 forms of precipitation.
Ex. answer: rain, snow, hail, sleet
What percentage of waste water is used as recycled water?
5%
What are the main themes learned this week during Confucius' class?
孝，学，德。
What is the process of permanent removal of trees from a forest, by humans, to make the land available for other uses?
deforestation
How do trees help slow the process of global warming?
What is the process of water moving through a plant and evaporating from its leaves, stems, and flowers?
What percentage of rainwater is captured in reservoirs?
30%
学是什么？
True or False? Most infrastructure in California was built in the 1970s.
False. Correct answer: 1940s-1950s
How many countries does the Amazon Rainforest span across?
9
Condensation
Name 3 risks to water supply.
望天门山的诗词是什么？
天门中断楚江开，碧水东流至此回。两岸青山相对出，孤帆一片日边来。
What is the term used to describe the variety and variability of life on Earth's ecosystems?
Biodiversity