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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 ChoiceWhat converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?bacteriafungirain
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere?carbonnitrogenphosphorouswater
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis is released by the weathering of rocks.CarbonOxygenPhosphorusNitrogen
- 10. Multiple Choice
What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?
carbon
oxygen
nitrogen
phosphorus
- 11. Multiple Choice
Where is the largest reservoir for the phosphorus cycle?
rocks and minerals
the ocean
the atmopshere
fossil fuels
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?
the ocean
rocks and minerals
the atmosphere
bacteria
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the largest reservoir for water?
the ocean
rocks and minerals
the atmosphere
glaciers
- 14. Multiple Choice
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 and leaching
ammonification
- 15. 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
- 16. Multiple Choice
Nitrogen fixation is the process in which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas into
liquid nitrogen
nitrates
nitrites
ammonia
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why do living things need nitrogen?
To get energy
To make amino acids
To make proteins
To make proteins AND amino acids
- 18. Multiple Choice
Plant roots directly obtain water from
Water vapor
Groundwater stored below the soil
Precipitation
Water runoff from rivers and streams
- 19. Multiple Choice
According to the diagram, geologic activity, such as volcanoes,
Increases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Decreases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Phosphorus is released from rock through ________
decomposition
evaporation
weathering
transpiration
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