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WorksheetsCycles and Spheres
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Runoff, which can also erode rock and move sediments, is an example of interaction between which spheres?
Atmosphere and Lithosphere
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere and Lithosphere
Geosphere and Atmosphere
What is precipitation?
Sweat from our bodies on hot days
Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet
Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens
Any form of water that falls from the sky
What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?
The moon T
The heat from our home in the winter all around the world
The sun
he heat generated solely from the core of the earth
What are formed when water vapor condenses?
Clouds
Mountains
Transpiration
Valleys
The act of turning from a gas into a liquid. ________________________
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
The act of turning from a liquid into a gas. ___________________
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land.
weathering
transpiration
run-off
precipitation
The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves. __________________________
Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
The fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere. __________
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Plants use ____________ to make their own food
Water
Sunlight
Carbon dioxide
All of these
Which gas do plants release, that humans depend on for survival?
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Sugar
Carbon molecules cannot be created or destroyed
True
False
Not enough information to answer
Through the process of photosynthesis, plants pull CO2 from the air to make plant food for themselves.
True
False
When animals eat plants, the carbon that the plant contains is absorbed by the animals.
True
False
How do animals get carbon?
By eating plants and or other animals.
They absorb it from the atmosphere.
From the ground
They do not get carbon from anywhere.
What are fossil fuels made from?
Plants and animals that are buried underground for millions of years.
They absorb it from the atmosphere.
Water
Wind
When humans EXHALE, we release __________________.
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Water
What is CO2?
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Trioxide
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned.
True
False
Which of the following are fossil fuels?
Coal, water, oil
Oxygen, coal, oil
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
None of the above
What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?
bacteria
rain
fungi
car exhaust
The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called
The nitrogen cycle
The carbon cycle
The water cycle
The phosphorus cycle
Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.
only plants
only animals
only bacteria
all living things
How do animals get the nitrogen they need?
From the air they breathe
From the water they drink
From the food they eat
From the sun
Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.
True
False
According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________
bacteria
animals
proteins
decomposers
According to this diagram, animals get proteins from eating ________________________
decomposers
bacteria
plants
sunlight
A correct path that nitrogen could take would be
air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria
animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants
bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals
air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals
Bacteria fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form plants can use.
True
False
Bacteria create a form of nitrogen that animals can use directly.
True
False
