Cycles of Matter Summative

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

• fossil fuels
• combustion
• greenhouse gases
• pollutants

Gases that are released into the air and cause an increase in the overall temperature of the Earth.

• emissions
• greenhouse gases
• fossil fuels
• combustion

Evaporation of water from the leaves of plants.

• Transpiration
• Infiltration
• Condensation
• Accumulation

Downward movement of water through the soil

• Accumulation
• Precipitation
• Infiltration
• Gravity

Ammonia is converted to nitrate during the nitrogen cycle.

• ammonification
• denitrification
• nitrification
• fixation

The process by which bacteria convert nitrates back into nitrogen gas to be released into the atmosphere

• nitrification
• denitrification
• ammonification
• fixation

The process of burning fossil fuels during the carbon cycle.

• photosynthesis
• respiration
• combustion
• emissions

The cellular process when plants convert solar energy into stored chemical energy (glucose).

• respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition
• combustion

Any resource found in our environment that is useful to humans.

• Renewable resources
• Non-renewable resources
• Natural resources
• Fossil fuels

Natural resources that are replaced as quickly as they are used.

• Renewable resources
• Non-renewable resources
• Natural resources
• Fossil fuels