Earth's Spheres and Cycles Quiz

Which sphere is composed of both liquid and solid rock?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

What is the process by which bacteria convert nitrogen into a usable form for plants?

• Sedimentation

• Runoff

• Denitrification

• Nitrogen Fixation

What is the name for the process of water evaporating from the surface of plants?

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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How do humans alter the water cycle by replacing forests/vegetation with urban development?

• Reducing transpiration and increasing runoff

• Increasing evaporation and decreasing precipitation

• Decreasing evaporation and increasing condensation

• Reducing runoff and increasing infiltration

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What is the main way humans alter the nitrogen cycle?

• By reducing nitrogen fixation in plants

• By increasing denitrification in the soil

• By removing atmospheric nitrogen to make fertilizer

• By adding nitrogen gas to the atmosphere

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How do humans alter the phosphorus cycle through mining?

• By increasing sedimentation in water bodies

• By reducing phosphorus in the topsoil

• By increasing phosphorus in the atmosphere

• By decreasing phosphorus in the oceans

How do humans alter the carbon cycle by clearing forests?

• By increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• By decreasing carbon in the soil

• By decreasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• By increasing carbon in the oceans

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