Earth's Cycles

Water evaporates from the leaves of a plant and returns to the atmosphere in a process called ____________________

• respiration

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All living things use energy and release gas as a waste product. What cycle explains the circulation of these gases?

• oxygen-carbon cycle

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The ___________ cycle is a continuous circulation between the soil, organisms, and air.

• water

• nitrogen

• oxygen-carbon

Which part of the water cycle includes water vapor gas changing to a liquid?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How do animals get nitrogen that is stored in the soil?

• Animals do not take in the nitrogen stored in the soil.

• Bacteria change the nitrogen into a gas that the animals breathe.

• Plants absorb the nitrogen from the soil and animals can eat the plants.

• The animals can eat the soil and absorb the nitrogen through their digestive system.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Rain water that flows over Earth's surface is called ___________. This water gathers in lakes and rivers.

• groundwater

• runoff

• evaporation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The __________ cycle is the continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air.

• water

• oxygen-carbon

• nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water _____________, it changes from a liquid to a gas in the form of water vapor.

• transpires

• condenses

• evaporates

• precipitates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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During ___________, water falls from clouds over land and water as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Nitrogen must be fixed, or changed into a form that living things can use.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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