Cycles of Matter

What is another name for evaporation of water through the leaves of plants?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Percolation

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Which of the following best explains why matter must travel through cycles?

• There is an unlimited amount of matter in the universe, so it can take on any form at any time

• There is a fixed amount of matter in the universe, so it must take on different forms at different times

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What is the process by which the surface of a liquid absorbs enough energy to change into a gas?

• Percolation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

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What is the process by which a gas changes to a liquid?

• Percolation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

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Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of _____.

• Percolation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

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Ultimately, what drives the water cycle process?

• Solar (sun) energy
• Chemical energy
• Heat from the Earth's core
• Cold fronts and warm fronts

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Which of the following best explains why nitrogen fixation must take place?

• Atmospheric nitrogen is unusable to plants and animals

• Nitrogen must be returned to the atmosphere

• Animals must breathe in nitrogen

• Nitrogen gets "stuck" in the soil and must be untrapped

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Many nitrogen fixing bacteria are found in the roots of plants. The plants receive fixed nitrogen and the bacteria receive nutrients from the plant. This is an example of which type of symbiotic relationship?

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

What process returns nitrogen back to the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen fixation
• Elimination
• Denitrification
• Digestion

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What is the overall purpose of photosynthesis?

• To use energy from the sun to produce food for the plant
• To use energy from the sun to produce oxygen for animals to breathe
• To break down food in order to produce energy (ATP)
• To break down food in order to produce carbon dioxide

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