Water Cycle Basics
What drives the energy behind evaporation and transpiration in the water cycle?
Solar energy
What gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
What human activity increases CO₂ in the atmosphere?
Burning fossil fuels
What process moves water from land to rivers and oceans?
Runoff
What cycle helps regulate Earth’s temperature?
Carbon cycle
What is the name of the process where water vapor becomes liquid?
Condensation
What do decomposers release when breaking down dead organisms?
Carbon dioxide and nutrients
What type of anthropogenic activity reduces the number of trees absorbing CO₂?
Deforestation
What cycle involves carbon moving through living organisms, air, and soil?
The Carbon Cycle
What cycle is responsible for rainfall and cloud formation?
Water cycle
What is the process through which ice convers into gas directly?
Sublimation
These are the two products of respiration.
Water and carbon dioxe
How does agriculture affect the carbon cycle?
Increases methane and also enhances deforestation
Three types of fossil fuels
natural gas
coal
oil
Why is the carbon cycle important for climate change?
It controls greenhouse gas levels
Write on the board the name of the process through which water moves on land surface
Run-off
What process releases carbon dioxide from animals and plants into the atmosphere?
Respiration
The few oxygen that there is in a water body that has a process of eutrophication is used mainly by?
Bacteria for decomposition
Main process that removes CO2 from the atmosphere
Photosynthesis
How does climate change affect the water cycle?
It intensifies evaporation and precipitation
Two main nutrients found in fertlizers and industrial/domestic waste
Nitrogen and phosphorus
Process through which hydrocarbons in the fossils fuels convert into CO2 and go back to the atmosphere
What is one way humans can reduce their carbon footprint?
Using renewable energy / Reforestation
Main product used in agriculture that contributes to eutrophication
fertilizers
Main actions that countries could do to contribute to global warming
Agreements and reduce the use of fossil fuels