Year 7 Science Flashcards

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What are the three r’s?

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Reduce,reuse, recycle

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What is irrigation?

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Practice used in agriculture that provides water to crops

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What is precipitation

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Rain falling back to earth

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What are types of renewable energy?

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Biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar, wind

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What percentage of the world surface is covered in water?

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70%

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What percentage of the earths water is salt water?

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97.5%

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What is saturated air?

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When air can’t hold anymore water vapor

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What is percolation?

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When rain soaks into the soil

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What is transpiration?

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Process of evaporation of water from plants

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Name some examples of made resources

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Leather, plastic, petrol, glass, cement

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What is a renewable resource?

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Replaced by natural processes at same rate of use

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What is a non renewable resource?

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Takes resources

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What is a resource?

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Anything obtained from the earth to satisfy needs of humans

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What are natural resources?

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Ricks, minerals, soil, water, air, living things, sunlight

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What is ground h2o?

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Water (h2o) that exists underground

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What are pervious rocks?

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Pervious rocks are rocks that allow water to soak into them

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What are impervious rocks?

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Impervious rocks do not allow water to soak into them

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What is humidity?

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The amount of water vapor in the air