Earth's Cycles Quiz

What is the water cycle?

• The process of nitrogen atoms changing form in Earth's ecosystems

• The transfer of carbon atoms among organisms and their environments

• The continuous cycling of matter among living and nonliving parts of Earth

• The movement of water molecules through Earth's ecosystems

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How do water molecules change form?

• By cycling continuously among living and nonliving parts of Earth

• By transferring among organisms and their environments

• Through photosynthesis, food web interactions, and decomposition

• As they move through the living and nonliving parts of Earth

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What is the carbon cycle?

• The process of nitrogen atoms changing form in Earth's ecosystems

• The continuous cycling of matter among living and nonliving parts of Earth

• The transfer of carbon atoms among organisms and their environments

• The movement of water molecules through Earth's ecosystems

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How do carbon atoms move among Earth's ecosystems?

• As they move through the living and nonliving parts of Earth

• By cycling continuously among living and nonliving parts of Earth

• By transferring among organisms and their environments

• Through photosynthesis, food web interactions, and decomposition

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What is the nitrogen cycle?

• The process of nitrogen atoms changing form in Earth's ecosystems

• The continuous cycling of matter among living and nonliving parts of Earth

• The transfer of carbon atoms among organisms and their environments

• The movement of water molecules through Earth's ecosystems

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How are nitrogen atoms transferred among organisms and their environments?

• As they move through the living and nonliving parts of Earth

• By transferring among organisms and their environments

• By cycling continuously among living and nonliving parts of Earth

• Through photosynthesis, food web interactions, and decomposition

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What happens to matter in Earth's ecosystems?

• It is lost from Earth's ecosystems

• It changes form but is never lost from Earth's ecosystems

• It is only found in the nonliving parts of Earth's ecosystems

• It remains the same form in Earth's ecosystems

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Which cycle describes the movement of water molecules?

• Matter Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

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Which cycle describes the transfer of carbon atoms?

• Matter Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

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Which cycle describes the transfer of nitrogen atoms?

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Matter Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

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