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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a process of the water cycle?precipitationfreezingtranspirationevaporation
- 2. Multiple Choice
The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.condensationevaporationtranspirationexhaling - 3. Multiple Choice
Why do living things need nitrogen?
To get energy
To make amino acids
To make proteins
To make proteins AND amino acids
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?combustioncellular respirationphotosynthesisdecomposition
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhere is carbon stored in the environment?Fossil fuelsWood of treesCalcium carbonate (shells and bones)All of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThese gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warmingGlobal warming gasesHot House gasesGreen House gasesThermal pollution
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?volatilizationnitrogen fixationrunoffammonification
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?bacteriafungirain
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere?carbonnitrogenphosphorouswater
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis is released by the weathering of rocks.CarbonOxygenPhosphorusNitrogen
- 11. Multiple Choice
What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?
carbon
oxygen
nitrogen
phosphorus
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the largest reservoir for water?
the ocean
rocks and minerals
the atmosphere
glaciers
- 13. Multiple Choice
Where is the largest reservoir for the phosphorus cycle?
rocks and minerals
the ocean
the atmopshere
fossil fuels
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?
the ocean
rocks and minerals
the atmosphere
bacteria
- 15. Multiple ChoiceCarbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere byBurning fossil fuelsCellular respirationDecomposing organic matterAll answers are correct
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