Biogeochemical Cycles

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• animals exhaling

• animals dying

• photosynthesis

• cars exhaust

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where is carbon stored in the environment? (Pick all that apply)

• Animals

• Rocks and soil

• Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• people

• rain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a carbon sink (reservoir)?

• Storage for carbon

• where carbon is released

• where you wash the dishes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by

• Burning fossil fuels

• animals exhaling

• forest fires

• All answers are correct

What is happening at 1?

• respiration: releasing CO2

• decomposing CO2 in the soil

• photosynthesis: absorbing CO2

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle

• The Carbon cycle

• The Nitrogen cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?

• precipitation

• freezing

• transpiration

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle

• The Carbon cycle

• The Nitrogen cycle