Environmental Science 1.1 Quiz Review

Almost all energy on Earth originally came from the ___.

Wind, temperature, and moisture influence the daily ___.

If you describe the average weather conditions of an area over time, you describe the area’s ___.

Most organisms are made mostly of ___.

The living things in an ecosystem are the ___ factors.

Sunlight is used by plants to make ___.

Organisms need water to ___ and ____.

Earth’s ___ protects organisms from harmful rays from the Sun.

Sunlight and temperature are examples of nonliving factors, or ___ factors, in an ecosystem.

___ recycle nutrients by breaking down dead organisms.

Soil provides ___ and ____ for plants that grow in it.

___ must contain water to support life.

___ covers much of Earth’s surface. It is made up of rock, water, air, minerals, and the remains of once-living things.

True or False: Two abiotic factors affected by sunlight are temperature and climate.

___ is how warm or cold something is.

Earth’s atmosphere is mainly ___ and ___

Biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem ___ on each other. If one factor in an ecosystem is disturbed, other parts of the ecosystem are affected.

All living and nonliving things in an area make up an ___.

The layers of gases that surround Earth make up the ___.