Biogeochemical Cycles

Matter can neither be created nor destroyed.

• True

• False

When humans burn Fossil Fuels, they...

• Remove Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere

• Add Carbon Dioxide to the atmosphere

• Add Nitrogen to the atmosphere

• Remove Nitrogen from the atmosphere

Photosynthesis will...

• Add Carbon to the Biosphere

• Remove Carbon from the Biosphere

• Add Nitrogen to the Biosphere

• Remove Nitrogen from the Biosphere

In the water cycle, when water leaves the ocean, where does it go?

• The water is destroyed

• The water evaporates and moves on to become precipitation

• The water travels up through ground water to stagnant bodies of water such as lakes and ponds

• Water remains in the ocean

Which cycle was NOT a biogeochemical cycle discussed in the assignment we did today?

• The Water Cycle

• The Nitrogen Cycle

• The Carbon Cycle

• The Hydrogen Cycle