Biogeochemical Cycles (Nutrient Cycles)

Biogeochemical Cycles (Nutrient Cycles)

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Rachel Graves

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-1

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
exhaling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?
combustion
cellular respiration
photosynthesis
decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is carbon stored in the environment?
Fossil fuels
Wood of trees
Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming
Global warming gases
Hot House gases
Green House gases
Thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?
volatilization
nitrogen fixation
runoff
ammonification

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?
bacteria
fungi
rain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

carbon

oxygen

nitrogen

phosphorus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the largest reservoir for water?

the ocean

rocks and minerals

the atmosphere

glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?

the ocean

rocks and minerals

the atmosphere

bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by
Burning fossil fuels 
Cellular respiration
Decomposing organic matter
All answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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