Cycles review

Last updated almost 4 years ago

15 questions

Cycles review

Last updated almost 4 years ago

15 questions

Question 1

Where is nitrogen found? Select all that are true

Atmosphere

Plants

Animals

Soil

Question 2

Evaporation of water from plants, plant sweat, is also known as....

Sublimation

Precipitation

Translocation

Transpiration

Question 3

Phosphorus is released from rocks due to

Bacteria

Erosion/weathering

Burning fossil fuels

Question 4

Describe how humans impact the carbon, water, phosphorus, and nitrogen cycles

Question 5

Nitrogen is returned to the atmosphere by what type of bacteria?

Nitrogen-fixing

Nitrifying

Ammonifying

Denitrifying

Question 6

Eutrophication is caused by ___________ and forms an overgrowth of algae and plants in ponds and lakes, killing aquatic life (select all that are true

excess phosphorus

excess nitrogen

erosion

burning fossil fuels

bacteria

Question 7

During which process of the water cycle does water vapor cool in the air to form clouds?

evaporation

transpiration

respiration

condensation

Question 8

What are the two driving forces behind the water cycle?

gravity and heat energy from the Sun

Earth's revolution around the Sun and gravity

thermal energy and the moon

gravity and the Earth's rotation

Question 9

Which of the following best explains why there are water droplets on the outside of the glass?

water vapor from the air cooled into water droplets on the outside of the glass

some water from inside the glass spilled out

the glass was already wet

water vapor evaporated from the glass

Question 10

10.

Select carbon sinks from the list below

respiration

ocean

fossil fuels

gasoline in your car

Question 11

11.

Animals get nitrogen from the air by breathing

True

False

Question 12

12.

Describe how you can reduce your carbon footprint

Question 13

13.

Which of the following is NOT a type of rock?

Igneous

Pressurized

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Question 14

14.

Weathering is the breaking down of rock into ___________.

mountains

sediments

boulders

ice

Question 15

15.

Categorize the factors into the abiotic or biotic categories

Ladybug
Wind
Fire
Leopard
Grass
Sun
Rain

Abiotic
Biotic