Cycles of Matter

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of ____.

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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In one form of nitrogen fixation, the _____ energy of ______ splits nitrogen molecules into atoms.

• chemical, water vapor

• mechanical, consumers

• released, bacteria

• electrical, lightning

______ fix nitrogen into a usable form for plants.

• Carbon

• Bacteria

• Consumers

• Animals

When ______ occurs, molecules at the surface of liquid water absorb energy to change to a gas.

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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Why are the nitrogen, carbon, and water cycles described as “cycles”?

• They have a beginning and an end.

• They are continuous processes that have no beginning or end.

• Their processes form circles.

• Like a food chain, they are one-way.

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When clouds form water vapor turns to liquid droplets. This process is called ________.

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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This law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only changed.

• Newton’s first law of motion

• Law of conservation of energy

• Law of conservation of mass

• Law of gravity

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This cycle is important to understand in ecology because its element makes up a majority of organisms (living things).

• Nitrogen cycle

• Water cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Rock cycle

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This cycle in ecology is dependent on bacteria and lightening to change chemicals into usable forms for organisms.

• Nitrogen cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Water cycle

• Rock cycle

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Decomposers are important in the _____ cycle.

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Neither of these

• Both of these

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