Biogeochemical Cycles

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?

• precipitation
• freezing
• transpiration
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are the swellings found on the roots of legumes called?

• noodles
• nodularisms
• nodules
• tubers

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

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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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

N0_{3 is also known as} 

• ammonia
• nitrite
• nitrogen
• nitrate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do animals get nitrogen?

• the atmosphere 
• eating other organisms
• rainwater
• lightning 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Using fossil fuels is a safe for the environment. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Organisms require nitrogen to make which of the following?

• glucose and starch
• lipids and nucleic acids
• proteins and nucleic acids
• carbohydrates and proteins

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4