water carbon nitrogen cycles

Which of the following are not one of the cycles of Earth? 

• hemisphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

The soil, rock, land formations, like mountains, are part of the _________

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrospphere

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What is a man-made process that increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• cellular respiration

• burning fossil fuels

• photosynthesis

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The part of the water cycle that has water evaporate from plants is called ___________________.

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

• evaporation

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What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria
• fungi
• rain

Nitrogen fixation is the process in which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas into

• liquid nitrogen

• nitrates

• nitrites

• ammonia

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Why do living things need nitrogen?

• To get energy

• To make amino acids

• To make proteins

• To make proteins AND amino acids

When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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Human activity can increase CO₂ levels in the atmosphere through

• Photosynthesis

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Planting more trees

• Removing nitrogen from fertilizer.

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Nitrogen in the atmosphere is unusable. What form is nitrogen in the atmosphere?

• Nitrites

• Ammonia

• Nitrates

• N_{2 gas}

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