Biogeochemical Cycles

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?

• precipitation
• freezing
• transpiration
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where is carbon stored in the environment?

• Fossil fuels
• Wood of trees
• Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming

• Global warming gases
• Hot House gases
• Green House gases
• Thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?

• volatilization
• nitrogen fixation
• runoff
• ammonification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the largest reservoir for water?

• the ocean

• rocks and minerals

• the atmosphere

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by

• Burning fossil fuels 
• Cellular respiration
• Decomposing organic matter
• All answers are correct

What is the process of rain, snow, or hail falling from the sky?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4