Water/Carbon Cycles

Water in oceans, lakes, rivers, and other reservoirs changes from a liquid to a gas through _____________.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Water also comes from plant leaves to the atmosphere through ________________.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

When the water cools down in the atmosphere, the water goes through _______________ and becomes clouds.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

The water doesn’t stay in the clouds. It comes back down to earth as _______________ through rain, sleet, or snow!

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Which of the following are forms of precipitation? (Select all correct answers)

• Rain

• Sleet

• Snow

• Hail

Humans and other animals breathe in __________ and release carbon dioxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

• Dihydrogen oxide

• Oxygen

Plants absorb ________________________ and release oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide

• Vitamin X

• Oxygen

Which of the following release carbon into the atmosphere? (Select all correct answers)

• Forest fires

• Burning fossil fuels

• Photosynthesis

• Human and other animals breathing out CO2

CO2 is another way to write ___________________

• Carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide

• Dihydrogen oxide

• Oxygen

Fossil fuels are mined from _______________ and then burned as fuel for cars, planes, and other machines

• underground

• the air

• outer space

• trees