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Year 10 Cycles Recap

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fixing Bacteria are an important part of which cycle

a)

Phosphorus

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Oxygen

2.

This lake is green because of eutrophication, cause by too much...

a)

Phosphorus

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon

3.

Most phosphorus on earth is found in...

a)

The air

b)

The oceans

c)

Rocks

d)

The soil

4.

Which is the slowest cycle?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Water

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

5.

Photolysis (shown here) is an important part of which cycle?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Nitrogen

6.

Respiration and photosynthesis (plants and animals breathing) are the main part of which cycle?

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Phosphorus

7.

The nitrogen and phosphorus cycles are very similar because...

a)

They both start as a gas

b)

They are both very fast

c)

Neither of them enter the food chain

d)

They both make their way into the soil

8.

Which cycle is often called a Global Cycle?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Water

d)

Phosphorus

9.

Which of these is the correct order of steps in the water cycle?

a)

precipitation > evaporation > collection > condensation

b)

condensation > precipitation > evaporation > collection

c)

evaporation > condensation > precipitation > collection

d)

evaporation > condensation > collection > precipitation

10.

Which stage of the water cycle includes RAIN?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Collection

11.

Which is NOT an example of a carbon sink?

a)

Forests

b)

Oceans

c)

Coal underground

d)

The air

12.

Which is SLOWER?

a)

The biological carbon cycle

b)

The geological carbon cycle

13.

During bushfires, carbon is...

a)

Added to the atmosphere

b)

Removed from the atmosphere

14.

When humans breathe out, carbon is...

a)

Added to the atmosphere

b)

Removed from the atmosphere

15.

When we burn fossil fuels, carbon is...

a)

Added to the atmosphere

b)

Removed from the atmosphere

16.

Which cycle has the biggest effect on the weather?

a)

Water cycle

b)

Carbon cycle

c)

Nitrogen cycle

d)

Phosphorus cycle

17.

Day-to-day changes in temperature and conditions is known as...

a)

Climate

b)

Weather