Week 6 Vocab

Question 1

The continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans.

Answer 1

Water Cycle

Question 2

The change of state from a liquid to a gas.

Answer 2

Evaporation

Question 3

The change of state from a gas to a liquid.

Answer 3

Condensation

Question 4

Any form of water that falls to the Earth’s surface from the clouds; includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

Answer 4

Precipitation

Question 5

A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid.

Answer 5

Salinity

Question 6

Water that contains insignificant amounts of salts, as in rivers and lakes.

Answer 6

Fresh Water

Question 7

The part of Earth where life exists.

Answer 7

Biosphere

Question 8

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

Answer 8

Ecosystem

Question 9

An environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living organisms.

Answer 9

Biotic Factor

Question 10

Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.

Answer 10

Abiotic Factor

Question 11

A living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently.

Answer 11

Organism

Question 12

A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; also the level of classification below genus and above subspecies.

Answer 12

Species

Question 13

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed.

Answer 13

Population

Question 14

A group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other.

Answer 14

Community

Question 15

The place where an organism usually lives.

Answer 15

Habitat