Quiz about Biogeochemical Cycles

Question 1

What is the main source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Burning fossil fuels

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Volcanic eruptions

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration by animals

Question 2

What is the impact of burning fossil fuels on the carbon cycle?

Accepted Answer

It releases stored carbon into the atmosphere

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It increases the amount of carbon in the ocean

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It causes carbon to be trapped in permafrost

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It decreases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Question 3

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

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transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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exhaling

Question 4

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen

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hydrogen

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oxygen

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helium

Question 5

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

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combustion

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cellular respiration

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decomposition

Question 6

Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...

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bacteria

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plants

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animals

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producers

Question 7

How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Through photosynthesis

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Through transpiration

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Through factory emission

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Sunlight

Question 8

How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Through photosynthesis

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Through transpiration

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Through factory emission

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Sunlight

Question 9

Organisms use nitrogen to form

Accepted Answer

proteins and nucleic acids

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carbohydrates and lipids

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proteins and lipids

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lipids and nucleic acids

Question 10

The nitrogen found in the atmosphere is not in a form that plants or animals can use.  What converts it into a usable form?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

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Photosynthesis

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Decomposition of organisms

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Fungi

Question 11

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

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Burning Fossil Fuels

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Animal respiration

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Plants decaying

Question 12

If water is falling from the sky, we call it

Accepted Answer

precipitation.

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condensation.

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evaporation.

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transpiration.

Question 13

What source of energy is responsible for moving water in the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

the sun

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the ocean

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the oraganisms

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the atmosphere

Question 14

In which part of the water cycle does water accumulate on the surface of the land?

Accepted Answer

Run-Off

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

Question 15

Snow, hail and rain are examples of

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

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Condensation

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Evaporatoin

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Transpiration

Question 16

Which part of the water cycle involves evaporation from the leaves of plants?

Accepted Answer

Transpiration

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Run-Off

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Condensation

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Percolation

Question 17

Clouds form as water starts to turn from a vapor back to a liquid. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Percolation

Question 18

Carbon goes into the soil when living things die and decay. This is called

Accepted Answer

Decomposition

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Respiration

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Erosion

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Combustion

Question 19

Which nitrogen cycle process is occurring when bacteria convert ammonium to nitrite and then into nitrate?

Accepted Answer

nitrification

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nitrogen fixation

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denitrification

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ammonification

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assimilation

Question 20

Which of these nitrogen cycle processes converts atmospheric nitrogen to a soil form of nitrogen that is usable by plants?

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nitrogen fixation

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nitrification

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denitrification

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ammonification

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assimilation

Question 21

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive

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all living organisms

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only plants

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only animals

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only bacteria

Question 22

Which process in the carbon cycle is responsible for the release of CO2 by animals, plants, and decomposers?

Accepted Answer

Cellular respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Decomposition

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Combustion

Question 23

What is a Biogeochemical Cycle?

Accepted Answer

The ways in which an element moves in the Biosphere.

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How energy flows through ecosystems.

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How the sunlight is transform into heat.

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None of these.

Question 24

Also known as heat energy

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thermal

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thermos

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electrical

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electricity

Question 25

energy is produced by the movement of charged particles

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electrical

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energy

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radiant

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light

Question 26

Energy that moves by electromagnetic waves

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radiant

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thermal

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kinetic

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mechanical

Question 27

A skateboard sitting at the top of a ramp is an example of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

potential energy

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kinetic energy

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energy

Question 28

The ability to do work and cause change.

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energy

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force

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motion

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mechanics

Question 29

What type of energy?

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mechanical

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electric

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thermal

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radiant

Question 30

When you play music on your phone, electricity turns into ___________.

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sound

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work

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heat

Question 31

A student uses a computer to complete their homework. Which device uses the same source of energy as the computer?

Accepted Answer

A television using electrical energy

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A microwave using sound energy

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A guitar using mechanical energy

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A teapot using thermal energy

Question 32

When the power went out, a family lit a candle so they could find their way in the dark.

What form of energy is the candle being used for in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Light

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Sound

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Thermal

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Electrical

Question 33

Which of the items on the list use mechanical energy to produce sound energy?

Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

strumming a guitar

Accepted Answer

hitting a drum with drumsticks

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lights flashing

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microphone plugged in

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radio playing background music

Question 34

When a bat searches for prey at night, it makes sounds as it flies, and it uses the sounds' echoes to find its prey. When the bat flies and listens to echoes to locate prey, it is using--

Accepted Answer

mechanical energy and sound energy

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thermal energy and light energy

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sound energy and thermal energy

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light energy and mechanical energy

Question 35

Food is considered what form of Energy?

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Potential Chemical

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Kinetic

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Radiant

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Keto

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None

Question 36

When the diver jumps into the water, their Potential Energy is converted into what?

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Kinetic Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Chemical Energy

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Renewable Energy

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None

Question 37

A plant turns thermal energy from the sun into chemical energy during photosynthesis. This is an example of a(n)...

Accepted Answer

Energy transformation

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Matter transformation

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Energy change

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Physical Change

Question 38

Energy stored in a flexed or compressed object

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elastic potential energy

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gravitational potential energy

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mechanical energy

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kinetic energy

Question 39

What is the definition of an open system?

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A system that can freely exchange both energy and matter with its surroundings.

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A system that cannot exchange energy or matter with its surroundings

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A system that only exchanges energy with its surroundings

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A system that is completely isolated from its surroundings

Question 40

Can you provide an example of an open system in nature?

Accepted Answer

An example of an open system in nature is a forest ecosystem, where energy and matter are exchanged with the surrounding environment.

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A closed terrarium with no exchange of matter or energy

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A sealed jar of pickles

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A desert with no interaction with the surrounding environment

Question 41

Explain how a human body can be considered an open system.

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The human body can be considered an open system because it interacts with its environment, exchanging energy and matter with the surroundings.

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The human body is an open system because it does not interact with its environment

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The human body is an open system because it is completely isolated from the environment

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The human body is an open system because it does not exchange energy and matter with the surroundings

Question 42

How does a closed system maintain its internal environment?

Accepted Answer

By not allowing the exchange of matter with its surroundings

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By maintaining a constant exchange of energy with its surroundings

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By constantly exchanging matter with its surroundings

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By allowing unrestricted flow of matter in and out of the system

Question 43

A boiling pot of water on a stove is what type of system

Accepted Answer

Open System

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Closed System

Question 44

A pressure cooker with a lid on it to keep in the steam is what type of system?

Accepted Answer

Closed System

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Open System

Question 45

An insulated Hydro Flask is an example of which type of system

Accepted Answer

Isolated System

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Open System

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Closed System

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Broken System

Question 46

True or False

The hotter the temperature the faster the molecules move around.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 47

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.  This is an example of

Accepted Answer

Open system

radiation

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Open system

conduction

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Closed system

convection

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Closed system

radiation

Question 48

Earth is what type of systems

Accepted Answer

closed

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open

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isolated

Question 49

Is the water cycle an open-loop or a closed-loop system?

Accepted Answer

closed-loop

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open-loop

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