biogeochemical cycles

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?

• precipitation
• freezing
• transpiration
• evaporation

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• hydrogen
• oxygen
• helium
• nitrogen

Where are denitrifying bacteria found?

• In the soil
• Root nodules
• In dead things
• In the atmosphere

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What happens during the process of nitrogen-fixation?

• usable nitrogen is turned into nitrogen gas and released into the atmosphere

• nitrogen gas is changed into usable forms (like nitrites and nitrates)

What happens during the process of denitrification?

• Usable forms of nitrogen and turned back into nitrogen gas and released into the atmosphere

• nitrogen gas is turned into usable forms (like nitrates and nitrites)

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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Where is carbon stored in the environment?

• Fossil fuels
• Wood of trees
• Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
• All of the above

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What is this a picture of?

• Nitrogen cycle
• carbon cycle
• water cycle
• plant cycle

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Which process takes Carbon Dioxide from the air and converts it into a form of carbon used by living things?

• Precipitation
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Bioremdiation

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