Cycling the Earth's Materials

How is water released into the atmosphere by plants?

• infiltration

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

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Which of the following is FALSE about the nitrogen cycle?

• Animals only use nitrogen after they are dead.

• Animals release nitrogen through their waste.

• Nitrogen and oxgen make up about 99% of the atmosphere.

• Nitrogen moves though the environment repeatedly, not always in the same order.

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What type of rock is formed from small pieces of rock and sand?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• magma

When magma cools, what kind of rock is formed?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• magma

What causes magma to form?

• heat and pressure

• melting

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

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What causes sediment to form?

• heat and pressure

• melting

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

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What process would change the rocks on the left side of the diagram into the rocks on the right side?

• heat and pressure

• melting

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

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Which of the following processes is part of the Earth's material cycle and involves the breakdown of rocks?

• Erosion

• Photosynthesis

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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What is the main component of the Earth's crust that is cycled through weathering and erosion?

• Silicon

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

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Which cycle involves the movement of water through the Earth's atmosphere, surface, and underground?

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Rock Cycle

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