Cycles

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?

• precipitation
• freezing
• transpiration
• evaporation

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

Where is carbon stored in the environment?

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

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

Photosynthesis is an important part of the ______ cycle

• Carbon

• Water

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

Decomposition is part of all cycles except _______

• the carbon cycle

• the nitrogen cycle

• the water cycle

• the phosphorus cycle

In evaporation, water _______

• turns from a liquid state to vapor (gas)

• falls from the sky like rain or snow

• forms clouds

• gets locked into ice

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

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Air

Which biogeochemical cycle is occurring above?

• Carbon cycle

• Water cycle

• Rock Cycle