biogeochemical cycles

Burning fossil fuel has which effect in the carbon cycle?

• It removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
• It puts carbon dioxide under the ground.
• It adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
• It has no effect in the carbon cycle.

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Which process takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?

• respiration
• combustion
• decomposition
• photosynthesis

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How is Nitrogen removed from the air and put into compound that living things can use?

• plants
• photosynthesis
• chemosynthesis
• nitrogen fixing bacteria

Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• volcanoes
• combustion of fossil fuels
• animal and plant respiration
• all of these

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

• only plants

• only animals

• only bacteria

• all living things

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How do animals get the carbon and 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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