IB ESS SL 1.2.4 Types of Flows Questions

Practise IB ESS SL 1.2.4 by distinguishing location changes from transformations of matter, state and energy across cycle and ecosystem diagrams.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Distinguish transfers as location changes from transformations of chemical nature, state or energy.
  • Identify transfer and transformation processes in water, farming, nitrogen and atmospheric cycles.
  • Classify energy transfers and matter transformations such as radiation, photosynthesis and respiration.
  • Use an energy-flow diagram to connect stores, transfers and transformations through an ecosystem.
  • Interpret hydrological diagrams by identifying processes such as fog drip, evapotranspiration and condensation.

IB ESS SL 1.2.4 Types of Flows Questions question 1

[Maximum number: 2]
Representation of the water cycle

Figure:Representation of the water cycle

Identify one transfer and one transformation process shown in the water-cycle diagram shown above.

Transfer:
Transformation:

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