Final Study Guide #24-44

Which of the nutrient cycles does not involve the atmosphere?

• Water

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

What are processes that occur in the nitrogen cycle?

• Nitrification

• Dentrification

• Ammonification

• Assimilation

• Nitrogen Fixation

What carbon cycle gas that is part of car exhaust easily traps heat?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon Dioxide

• Di-Hydrogen Oxide

What does “nonrenewable” mean?

• Refillable

• Can be replenished within the human lifespan

• Naturally occurring

• Cannot be replenished within the human lifespan

Select the renewable resources.

• Water

• Solar

• Uranium

• Propane

• Geothermal

What is the step of the water cycle that specifically involves plants?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Runoff

What source of energy powers the water cycle?

• Wind

• Sun

• Earth

• Fire

Evaporation changes water from a _________ to a _________.

• Solid to a liquid

• Liquid to a solid

• Gas to a liquid

• Liquid to a gas

Part of Earth’s freshwater is frozen in the form of…?

• Oceans

• Mountains

• Glaciers

• Ice Cubes

What is relative dating?

• Not an exact age

• Exact age of something

• Order/age compared to something else

• Actual number