Cycles of Matter: Water, Carbon, and Nitrogen

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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Where is most water found on the Earth? 

• In Glaciers
• In Lakes
• In Rivers
• In the Ocean

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What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor? 

• Evaporating
• Condensing
• Precipitating

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On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond? 

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

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The sum total of all the water on earth and in its atmosphere is known as

• Biosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Ionosphere

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When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Air

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All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

• True
• False

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Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon would _________.

• Stay the same
• Increase
• Decrease

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