Cycles Test

What organism takes nitrogen from the air and puts it into molecules that plants can then use?

• chemoautotrophs
• nitrogen fixing bacteria
• herbivores
• secondary consumers

What happens to carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuels?

• carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise
• carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere fall
• carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere stay the same

Which of the following take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?

• plant and animal respiration
• volcanoes
• combustion of fossil fuels
• photosynthesis

Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere?

• carbon
• nitrogen
• phosphorous
• water

This is released by the weathering of rocks.

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Phosphorus
• Nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• hydrogen
• oxygen
• helium
• nitrogen

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?

• Through transpiration
• Through photosynthesis
• Through factory emission
• Sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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

Respiration is the process by which ____________ is consumed and _______________ is produced.

• Carbon, Oxygen
• Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
• H20, oxygen
• Carbon, H2O

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3