2.1.2: Cycles of Matter in Ecosytems

What is the continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air called?

• Evaporation

• Water cycle

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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Which process involves a liquid changing into a gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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What is the process called when a gas changes into a liquid?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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The release of water vapor from the leaves of plants is known as .

• Precipitation
• Runoff
• Transpiration
• Evaporation

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What do we call water that falls from the clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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What is the continuous circulation of nitrogen from air to soil to organisms and back to air or soil called?

• Water cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Oxygen-carbon cycle

• Precipitation

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The continuous exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen among living things is called .

• Water cycle
• Nitrogen cycle
• Oxygen-carbon cycle
• Evaporation

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How do plants obtain nitrogen?

• From the air

• From water

• From the soil

• From sunlight

How do animals obtain nitrogen?

• By drinking water

• By eating plants

• By breathing air

• By absorbing sunlight

What do all living things release as a waste product?

• Water

• Gas

• Soil

• Light

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