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- 1. Multiple Choice
The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.condensationevaporationtranspirationexhaling - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?combustioncellular respirationphotosynthesisdecomposition
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere is carbon stored in the environment?Fossil fuelsWood of treesCalcium carbonate (shells and bones)All of the above
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThese gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warmingGlobal warming gasesHot House gasesGreen House gasesThermal pollution
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?volatilizationnitrogen fixationrunoffammonification
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?bacteriafungirain
- 7. Multiple Choice
What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?
carbon
oxygen
nitrogen
phosphorus
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the largest reservoir for water?
the ocean
rocks and minerals
the atmosphere
glaciers
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?
the ocean
rocks and minerals
the atmosphere
bacteria
- 10. Multiple ChoiceCarbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere byBurning fossil fuelsCellular respirationDecomposing organic matterAll answers are correct
- 11. Multiple Choice
In an ecosystem, what happens to the atoms of certain chemical elements, such as carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen?
They move into and out of living systems.
They are only found in abiotic factors.
They move out of living systems and do not return.
They move into living systems and remain there.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The carbon in coal, oil, and natural gas came from
the combustion of fossil fuels
the remains of dead organisms
carbon-fixing bacteria in swamp soil
carbon dioxide dissolved in ocean water
- 13. Multiple Choice
Nitrogen fixation is the process in which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas into
liquid nitrogen
nitrates
nitrites
ammonia
- 14. Multiple Choice
The water cycle is driven by
water
wind
the sun
Earth's rotation
- 15. Multiple Choice
A place where matter/nutrients are collected/stored.
A lake
A reservoir
A cloud
The atmosphere
- 16. Multiple Choice
Law of conservation of mass states that
matter is neither created nor destroyed
matter is destroyed
matter is created
matter does not change
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAn oreo cookie weighs 20 grams. It gets crushed into crumbs for a recipe. How much do its crumbs weigh?15 grams25 grams20 grams
- 18. Multiple Choice
A mosquito with a mass of 2.5 grams dies and is decomposed. How much of its matter is either used by the decomposer or returned to the Earth?
10%
0%
100%
50%
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