Cycles of Matter - Hydrologic and Carbon

Elements such as carbon can move through the environment and organisms in a cycle because living and nonliving things interact in_______________________.  

• cells

• species

• organisms

• ecosystems

Fossil Fuels are part of which of these cycles? 

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

Which process is part of the hydrologic cycle?

• nitrification

• transpiration

• sedimentation

• decomposition

Which of these accurately describes an undesired product from the use of fossil fuels for energy?

• At the present rate, we will run out of fossil fuels in about 250 years.

• Burning fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

• Fossil fuels account for 69 percent of the electricity generated in the United States.

• If we continue to burn fossil fuels, we will have to wait a century before the fuel is replenished in the Earth.

How does photosynthesis in plants affects the carbon cycle?

• Plants take in carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis.

• Animals participate in the phosphorus cycle by eating plants that absorb phosphorus.

• It is converted to ammonia by nitrogen fixing plants. 

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• sun

• wind

• rain

• oceans

A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Melting

Another name for the Water Cycle is the

• Moisture Cycle

• H2O Cycle

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Drenched Cycle

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

Water that reaches Earth's surface, flows over land, and reaches lakes, rivers or oceans.

• Infiltration

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Condensation