Cycles of Matter

What is it called when water is converted from a liquid into a gas?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• sublimation

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What step of the water cycle is when plants release water through the stoma on their leaves?

• evaporation

• transpiration

• sublimation

• condensation

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Greenhouse gases...

• make plants green
• trap heat from the sun
• produce oxygen
• decrease the earth's temperature

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Why do organisms need nitrogen?

• to allow us to use oxygen

• for proteins to build muscle tissue

• to protect the blood supply

• all of the above

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Where is free nitrogen fixed?

• on the roots of plants

• in the stems
• in the decomposers
• in cow's intestines

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When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Air

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In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon monoxide

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle
• The Carbon cycle
• The Nitrogen cycle
• The Phosphorus cycle

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle
• The Carbon cycle
• The Nitrogen cycle
• The Phosphorus cycle

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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