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Living and nonliving things in a given area.
Ecosystem
Atmosphere
Abiotic factor
Biotic factor
Living things in an ecosystem.
Biotic factor
Abiotic factor
Climate
Atmosphere
Nonliving things in an ecosystem.
Abiotic factor
Biotic factor
Average weather conditions in an area over time.
Climate
Ecosystem
Biotic factor
Atmosphere
Layer of gasses surrounding Earth.
Ecosystem
Atmosphere
Climate
What is the source of most energy on Earth?
Soil
Air
The Sun
Which is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?
The amount of rainfall
A plant living near a stream
The angle of the Sun
Which includes both an abiotic and biotic factor?
A rock rolling down a hill
A deer drinking from a stream
A chicken laying an egg
Distinguish between climate and atmosphere.
Climate describes the average weather conditions in an area over time while the atmosphere is the layer of gasses that surrounds Earth.
Describe an interaction between a living thing and a nonliving thing in an ecosystem.
Elephants drinking water, lions laying on the soil, and people breathing oxygen.
How might a flamingo interact with nonliving things in their environment?
The flamingo might drink water, breathe oxygen from the atmosphere, warm itself in the sunlight, and stand on soil.
___ is the process during which liquid water changes into water vapor.
Nitrogen fixation
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
The process during which water vapor changes into a liquid is called
Nitrogen fixation
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
___ is when water falls from clouds to Earth’s surface.
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Nitrogen Fixation
The process that changes atmospheric nitrogen into compounds usable by living things is called ___
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Nitrogen fixation
Which process helps keep temperatures on Earth from becoming too hot or too cold?
Global warming
Condensation
Greenhouse effect
