Nutrients Cycles Quiz

What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle on Earth?

• Wind

• The Sun

• Plants

• Animals

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Which process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing into liquid droplets?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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In the carbon cycle, what is the process called where plants use carbon dioxide to make glucose?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Combustion

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Which of the following is NOT a way that carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Animal respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Volcanic activity

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What is the main role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

• They convert nitrogen gas into nitrates.

• They use nitrogen to make water.

• They release nitrogen into the atmosphere.

• They consume nitrogen from the soil.

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Which process in the nitrogen cycle involves converting ammonia into nitrites and then nitrates?

• Nitrogen fixation

• Nitrification

• Ammonification

• Denitrification

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In the phosphorus cycle, where do plants and animals primarily get their phosphorus from?

• The atmosphere

• Water bodies

• Soil and rocks

• Decomposers

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Which cycle does not include a significant gaseous phase?

• Carbon cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Phosphorus cycle

• Oxygen cycle

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What is the primary role of phytoplankton in the oxygen cycle?

• They consume oxygen through respiration.

• They produce oxygen through photosynthesis.

• They store oxygen in the deep ocean.

• They convert oxygen into carbon dioxide.

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Which process in the sulfur cycle involves the release of sulfur into the atmosphere from volcanic activity?

• Deposition

• Leaching

• Erosion

• Volcanic emission

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