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Water, Nitrogen, and Carbon Cycles

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water in oceans, lakes, rivers, and other reservoirs changes from a liquid to a gas through _____________.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

2.

Water also comes from plant leaves to the atmosphere through ________________.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

3.

When the water cools down in the atmosphere, the water goes through _______________ and becomes clouds.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

4.

The water doesn’t stay there! It comes back down to earth as _______________ through rain, sleet, or snow!

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

5.

Which of the following are forms of precipitation? (Select all correct answers)

a)

Rain

b)

Sleet

c)

Snow

d)

Hail

6.

What type of organism “fixes” the nitrogen for use by plants?

a)

Humans

b)

Plants

c)

Bacteria

d)

Aliens

7.

Humans and other animals breathe in __________ and release carbon dioxide

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon Monoxide

c)

Dihydrogen oxide

d)

Oxygen

8.

Plants absorb ________________________ and release oxygen

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Vitamin X

d)

Oxygen

9.

Which of the following release carbon into the atmosphere? (Select all correct answers)

a)

Forest fires

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Human and other animals breathing out CO2

10.

CO2 is another way to write ___________________

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Dihydrogen oxide

d)

Oxygen

11.

N (or N2) is another way to write ____________

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

12.

O (or O2) is another way to write

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

13.

H20 is another way to write ___________. It stands for 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom.

a)

Dirt

b)

Water

c)

Sugar

d)

Salt

14.

Fossil fuels are removed from _______________ and then burned as fuel for cars, planes, and other machines

a)

underground

b)

the air

c)

outer space

d)

trees

15.

Fossil fuels are considered _____________________ resources because they take MILLIONS of years to make, and are NOT easily replaceable once they've been burned as fuel.

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

c)

disposable

d)

worthless

16.

TRUE OR FALSE: Nitrogen is an important material for living things.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE