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Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable energy source?
Solar Energy.
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity.
Which process in the water cycle involves water moving from the ground to the atmosphere?
Transpiration.
What type of rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma?
Igneous.
What type of interaction occurs when one organism benfits while the other is unaffected?
Commercialism.
Why is it important to conserve fossil fuels?
They are nonrenewable and limited.
What is the approximate time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
365 days.
What is the process called when water changes from liquid to gas?
Evaporation.
What type of rock is formed under high heat and pressure?
Metamorphic.
What is the name for the maximum population size an environment can support?
Carrying capacity.
What are fossil fuels primarily made from?
Decayed ancient plants and animals.
Which theory explains the origin of the universe?
The Big Bang Theory.
What does the term ¨transpiration¨ refer to?
Water vapor released from plants.
What cycle explains how rock transform from one type to another?
Rock cycle.
What does the dotted horizontal line is a population growth graph usually represent?
Carrying Capacity.
What do the three Rs of waste management stand for?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
What cause seasons on Earth?
Earth´s tilted axis.
What is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere called?
Weather.
What is the proces where rocks breaks down due to exposure to atmospheric conditions?
Weathering.
What phenomen is caused by the rapid heating and cooling of air during a storm?
Lightning.
What is the primary component of the ozone layer?
Ozone
Which layer of the atmosphere contains weather phenomena?
Troposphere.
What is the weather of a place average over a long period called?
Climate.
What is the name of the ancient supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago?
Pangea.
What is the layer of the atmosphere that protects Earth from harmful UV radiation?
Stratosphere.