Biogeochemical Cycles

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Which is NOT a process of the water cycle? Options: precipitation, freezing, transpiration, evaporation

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freezing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

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transpiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? Options: hydrogen, oxygen, helium, nitrogen

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nitrogen

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Where are denitrifying bacteria found?

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In the soil

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Why do living things need nitrogen?

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To make proteins and DNA

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What happens during the process of nitrogen-fixation?

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Free nitrogen turns into nitrogen compounds

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What happens during the process of denitrification?

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Nitrogen compounds turn into free nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which is NOT a way that nitrogen compounds are added to the soil?

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Denitrification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

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photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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

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All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3