Cycles of Matter

What stage occurs in the water cycle when water vapor cools?

• evaporation
• condensation
• sublimation
• transpiration

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Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide
• methane
• oxygen
• ozone

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Greenhouse gases...

• make plants green
• trap heat from the sun
• produce oxygen
• decrease the earth's temperature

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What makes up 78% of the air we breathe?

• oxygen
• free nitrogen
• fixed nitrogen
• carbon

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Nitrogen Fixation

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What gas is released by plants from the process of photosynthesis?

• air
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• hydrogen

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

• Combustion
• Photosynthesis
• Decomposition
• Nitrogen Fixation

How animals get the nitrogen they need

• from the air they breathe
• from the water they drink
• from the food they eat
• from the Sun

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Photosynthesis

• absorbs CO2
• releases CO2

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What is the overall purpose of cellular respiration?

• 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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