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Earth's Cycles: Quick Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

a)

rain

b)

bacteria

c)

car exhaust

d)

fungi

2.

How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?

a)

Through action of bacteria only

b)

Through lightning only

c)

Through action of bacteria and lightning

d)

Through photosynthesis

3.

Gas that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

4.

All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Combustion

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Death

6.

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

a)

water

b)

nitrogen

c)

nutrients

d)

fossil fuels

7.
Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?
a)
Bioremediation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Transpiration
8.
If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon would _________.
a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
9.

Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?

a)

Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need

b)

Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need

c)

Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need

d)

Animals produce oxygen that plants turn into carbon dioxide

10.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
11.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
12.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
13.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
14.
Based on this diagram, which of the following can you infer is the chemical formula for gaseous nitrogen?
a)
N
b)
N2
c)
N3
d)
N4
15.
What happens when organisms die and decay? 
a)
Their bodies are lifted up
b)
Their nitrogen returns to the soil
c)
they keep their nitrogen
d)
They stay on earth forever