Biogeochemical Cycles

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the ___________________ as carbon dioxide.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• lithosphere

Combustion is another word for _______________.

• a car

• a bus

• mining

• burning

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Primary Production
• Secondary Production

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The total amount of the carbon on Earth is constant.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Over ________________ of years, once-living matter that remains in the ground can transform into fossil fuels.

• millions

• hundreds

• thousands

• a few handful

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4