Cycles Review

Which step of the water cycle involves liquid water changing into water vapor?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the first step of the carbon cycle?

• Decomposition

• Respiration

• Consumption

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which two processes are ways in which water can enter the atmosphere?

• Precipitation and evaporation

• Evaporation and transpiraion

• Condensation and evaporation

• Transpiration and condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How much of earth's atmosphere is made up of oxygen?

• 21%

• 15%

• 25%

• 20%

What is the largest reservoir of carbon?

• The atmosphere

• Soil

• The lithosphere

• The ocean

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by

• Burning fossil fuels

• Decomposing organic matter

• Cellular respiration

• All of the answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What process takes place in plants that produces the oxygen we need to breathe?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Ingestion

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which process is NOT a way that carbon enters the atmosphere?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Cellular respiration

• Plant transpiration

• Burning of fossil fuels

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ______?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The largest reservoir for oxygen can be found in the ____?

• Atmosphere

• Soil

• Ocean

• Lithosphere