Lesson 3 Check: Cycles of Matter

Jim is a long-distance runner. After one of his workouts, drenched in sweat, he headed back to his house to eat lunch. After lunch he noticed that he was completely dry. Which of the following terms explains the part of the water cycle that Jim experienced between the end of his run and after lunch?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• decomposition

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According to the ​ (a)   , there is a fixed amount of nitrogen on Earth.

• Law of Conservation of Mass
• Law of Conservation of Energy

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Nitrogen that exists in the air is fixed by​​ (a)   in root nodules. This allows it to exist in the soil.

• bacteria
• plants
• fungi

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​ (a)   ​then use the nitrogen to make proteins and other complex compounds.

• Plants
• Animals
• Fungi

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When animals eat the plants, the nitrogen is then transferred to their bodies. When these organisms die, the nitrogen is broken down by​ (a)   and returned to the air by bacteria.

• fungi
• plants
• animals

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Baron is interested in the carbon cycle. He learns that carbon enters the forest from the atmosphere by the sugar-making process of _____.

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• decomposition

• condensation

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Ally is a junior high student who has just learned about the carbon cycle in school. She is concerned about the environment and decides to construct a model of the carbon cycle in her community.

What could both add and remove carbon from the atmosphere in the model?

• a car

• a deer

• an insect

• a tree

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Ally is a junior high student who has just learned about the carbon cycle in school. She is concerned about the environment and decides to construct a model of the carbon cycle in her community.

Ally wants to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in her local area. What are two different things that Ally could do to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Explain how each would reduce the amount of carbon.

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