Environmental change and cycles Flashcards
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What can environmental changes cause
The distribution of organisms to change
Examples of changes to the environment and what they cause
Availability if w…:
-d… of some animal and p… species changes between the w… and dry seasons
Change in t…:
-species a… to certain t… might have to m…
Change in a… gases:
-d… changes in areas where there is more a… pollution
Availability if water:
-distribution of some animal and plant species changes between the wet and dry seasons
Change in temperature:
-species adapted to certain temperatures might have to migrate
Change in atmospheric gases:
-distribution changes in areas where there is more air pollution
Water cycle:
-e… from the sun makes water e… from the land and s…, turning it into w… vapour
-water also e… from plants, t…
-the warm water v… is carried upwards, once it gets h… enough it cools and c… forming clouds
-water falls from these clouds as p… onto land which provides f… water for a… and plants
-it then d… into the sea
-the process r…
-energy from the sun makes water evaporate form the land and sea, turning it into water vapour
-water also evaporated from plants, transpiration
-the warm water vapour is carried upwards, once it gets high enough it cools and condenses forming clouds
-water falls from these clouds as precipitation onto land which provides fresh water for animals and plants
-it then drains into the sea
-the process repeats