Biogeochemical Cycles

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What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere at 78%?

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Nitrogen

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Can nitrogen be used directly from the atmosphere?

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True

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Process in which nitrifying bacteria change ammonia into nitrites and then nitrates so that plants can absorb the nitrogen.

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Nitrification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Process by which bacteria convert nitrogen compounds in the soil back into atmospheric nitrogen.

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Denitrification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Identify the cycle pictured: The Water cycle, The Carbon cycle, The Nitrogen cycle, The Phosphorus cycle

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The Nitrogen cycle

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Identify the cycle pictured. Options: The Water cycle, The Carbon cycle, The Nitrogen cycle, The Phosphorus cycle

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The Carbon cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is a correct path that nitrogen could take? Options: air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria, animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants, bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals, air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

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air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What effect does the sun have on surface water?

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It causes it to evaporate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

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transpiration

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