IB ESS SL 1.2.4 Types of Flows Question Bank
Distinguish transfers of energy or matter from transformations of chemical nature, state or energy.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Distinguish transfers of energy or matter from transformations of chemical nature, state or energy.

Figure:Representation of the water cycle
Identify one transfer and one transformation process shown in the water-cycle diagram shown above.
Transfer:
Transformation:
transfer:
advection/precipitation/snowmelt runoff/surface run off/infiltration/percolation/groundwater flow/plant uptake;
transformation:
evaporation/condensation/sublimation/snowmelt/transpiration;
Note: Only credit those flows identified in diagram