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Science: Chapter 1- Natural Cycles

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not one of the elements most abundant in living things?

a)

carbon

b)

helium

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

2.

A pollutant released into the atmosphere is ______________.

a)

photochemical smog

b)

acid precipitation

c)

an emission

d)

a nodule

3.

When precipitation gathers into a body of water, it is called _______________.

a)

runoff

b)

acid precipitation

c)

photochemical smog

d)

collection

4.

Which process describes how plants make sugar from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide?

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

detrification

d)

photosynthesis

5.

Air pollution can be caused by burning too many __________.

a)

fossil fuels

b)

emissions

c)

nodules

d)

legumes

6.

Converting nitrogen in the atmosphere into a form that can be used by plants is called ____________.

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

dentrification

d)

photosynthesis

7.

The process in cells where oxygen & glucose create energy & carbon dioxide is called

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

dentrification

d)

photosynthesis

8.

Releasing nitrogen from the soil back into the atmosphere is called_________.

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

dentrificaiton

d)

photochemical smog

9.

the precipitation that flows over the surface of the soil

a)

nodule

b)

biogeochemical cycle

c)

photochemical smog

d)

runoff

10.

a swelling on a plant root that contains nitrogen-fixing bacteria

a)

nodule

b)

runoff

c)

photochemical smog

d)

biogeochemical cycle

11.

the cycling of chemical elements through living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem

a)

runoff

b)

photochemical smog

c)

biogeochemical cycle

d)

nodule

12.

Which of the following hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria in nodules on its roots?

a)

a consumer

b)

a legume

c)

a decomposer

d)

an emission

13.

the cycling of chemical elements through living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem

a)

runoff

b)

biogeochemical cycle

c)

photochemical smog

d)

nodule

14.

What are TWO effects on the ecosystem cutting down trees in a forest?

a)

It causes a loss of nitrogen

b)

It can cause air pollution

c)

It can cause other plants to grow faster

d)

It can cause too much carbon dioxide to build up

15.

What letter indicates the microscope's stage?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

H

d)

I

16.

What letter indicates the microscope's objective?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

I

17.

What letter indicates the microscope's fine adjustment knob?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

G

18.

What letter indicates the microscope's base?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

H

d)

I

19.

What letter indicates the microscope's course adjustment knob?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

E

d)

F

20.

What letter indicates the microscope's arm?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

21.

What letter indicates the microscope's stage clip?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

G

d)

H

22.

What letter indicates the microscope's eyepiece?

a)

G

b)

H

c)

I

d)

A

23.

What letter indicates the microscope's light source?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F