APES 1.4 -1.7 Biogeochemical Cycles

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?

• precipitation
• freezing
• transpiration
• evaporation

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APES.ERT.1.G

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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APES.ERT.1.G

Why do living things need nitrogen?

• To get energy

• To make amino acids

• To make proteins

• To make proteins AND amino acids

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APES.ERT.1.E

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

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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APES.ERT.1.D

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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APES.ERT.1.D

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

• Global Warming Gases

• Hothouse Gases

• Greenhouse Gases

• Thermal Pollution

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APES.STB.4.C

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

• bacteria
• fungi
• rain

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APES.ERT.1.E

Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere?

• carbon
• nitrogen
• phosphorous
• water

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APES.ERT.1.F

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

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APES.ERT.1.D

What is the largest reservoir for water?

• the ocean

• rocks and minerals

• the atmosphere

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4