WorksheetsCycles of Matter
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR or a [GAS]?
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
2.
What stage occurs in the water cycle when water vapor cools?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
3.
What step of the water cycle is when plants gives off water vapor from photosynthesis?
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
sublimation
d)
condensation
4.
When water _________________, dew forms on the grass.
a)
evaporation
b)
deposition
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
5.
The carbon and oxygen cycle only affects the air/atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
methane
c)
oxygen
d)
ozone
7.
Greenhouse gases...
a)
make plants green
b)
trap heat from the sun
c)
produce oxygen
d)
decrease the earth's temperature
8.
What "event" could we consider to be the start of problems with the environment?
a)
Civil War
b)
Gold Rush
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
World War II
9.
Which ocean organism will be affected most by high carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a)
coral
b)
mollusks
c)
plankton
d)
all of the above
10.
How does increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect the ocean?
a)
it increases the acidity of the water
b)
it increases the amount of oxygen
c)
algae increases
d)
animals will shells and skeletons are protected from changes
11.
Why do organisms need nitrogen?
a)
to allow us to use oxygen
b)
to build muscle tissue
c)
to protect the blood supply
d)
all of the above
12.
What makes up 78% of the air we breathe?
a)
oxygen
b)
free nitrogen
c)
fixed nitrogen
d)
carbon
13.
What plants would be capable of creating a usable form of nitrogen or humans?
a)
clover
b)
peanuts
c)
alfalfa
d)
all of the above
14.
Where is free nitrogen fixed?
a)
in the nodules on the roots
b)
in the stems
c)
in the decomposers
d)
in cow's intestines
15.
What is the approximate level of carbon dioxide currently in our atmosphere in parts per million (ppm)?
a)
100
b)
180
c)
400
d)
1000
16.
What do we call an area of underground water?
a)
cave stream
b)
oceanis
c)
aquifer
d)
liquifer
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