Abiotic Cycles

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas
• planting trees
• burning wood
• riding in a bus

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Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

• True
• False

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What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• fungi

• plants

• animals

Animals obtain the nitrogen they need directly from the

• soil in their habitat
• air they breathe
• plants they eat
• bacteria living within them

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What cycle is reprsented in the picture?

• The Water Cycle

• The Carbon Cycle

• The Nitrogen Cycle

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When nitrogen gas is turned in to a form that plants and animals can use is called 

• Combustion
• Photosynthesis
• Decomposition
• Nitrogen Fixation

One of the nutrient cycles moves from an atmospheric gaseous form to the soil through both abiotic and biotic processes, moves through the food web, then is returned to the soil or to the atmosphere. Which cycle fits this description?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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