Flows of Energy Cycles of Matter

The largest reservoir of water on Earth is

• polar ice caps

• the ocean

• aquifers

• the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process responsible for the flow of water from the atmosphere to the surface is called

• condensation

• transpiration

• infiltration

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process of water flowing from surface reservoirs to underground reservoirs is

• transpiration

• condensation

• evaporation

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The main reservoir of Earth's carbon is

• dissolved in the deep ocean

• carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• carbon in living bodies

• fossil fuels

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

The largest annual flow of carbon is

• primary production and respiration

• the burning of fossil fuels

• ocean-atmosphere mixing

• ocean-ocean mixing

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The flow of carbon from fossil fuels into the atmosphere is significant because

• it is large compared to other annual flows

• it is a closed cycle

• it is a one-way flow

• it is getting smaller each year

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The main reservoir of nitrogen on Earth is

• in rocks

• in the atmosphere

• in the ocean

• in biomass

Nitrogen on Earth is virtually unlimited, but it is scarce in the food web because

• it is not bio-available to plants

• it can only be found in insoluble rock

• it is absorbed by the ocean

• it is corrosive

Man-made fertilizers account for ________ of the available nitrogen in the biosphere.

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 1/3

• 1/2

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The main reservoir of phosphorus on Earth is

• rocks

• the atmosphere

• the ocean

• biomass