Unit 3: Water & Nitrogen Cycle Quiz Review

Oxygen makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere

• True

• False

The process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water is called __________.

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Choose the main reason why human activities have disrupted the nitrogen cycle.

• Increased burning of fossil fuels.

• Increased use of nitrogen-rich fertilizers.

• Increased deforestation leading to soil erosion.

• Increased use of pesticides and herbicides.

• All of the above

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5. The majority of Earth's freshwater is found in glaciers and ice caps.

• True

• False

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What role do plants play in the water cycle?

• They store water in their roots.

• They prevent evaporation.

• They release water vapor through transpiration.

• They absorb nitrogen from the soil.

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Runoff is part of the water cycle.

• True

• False

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1. the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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During which stage of the nitrogen cycle do bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia?

• Nitrification

• Nitrogen fixation

• Denitrification

• Ammonification

5. Precipitation includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

• True

• False

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What is the primary driver of the water cycle?

• Wind patterns

• The Earth's rotation

• the sun's energy

• The gravitational pull of the moon

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