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Cycles of Matter Quick Check

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What cycle is shown in the diagram?

a)

The Life Cycle

b)

The Nitrogen Cycle

c)

The Carbon Cycle

d)

The Water Cycle

2.
True or False: All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

This process removes carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

combustion

b)

cellular respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

decomposition

4.

Where is the majority of the nitrogen found on Earth?

a)

the ocean

b)

rocks and minerals

c)

the atmosphere

d)

bacteria

5.

When water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere from the ocean, it is called

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

sublimation

6.

Check all correct answers: Which of these are apart of the water cycle?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

7.

Carbon that is not immediately recycled can be buried underground and become what?

a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
8.

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

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

rain

d)

car exhaust

9.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
10.

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

a)

only plants

b)

only bacteria

c)

only animals

d)

all living things

11.

How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

a)

from the air they breathe

b)

from the food they eat

c)

from the water they drink

d)

from the sun

12.

Which processes RELEASE carbon into the soil/atmosphere? Select ALL that apply.

a)

combustion

b)

respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

decomposition

13.

Plants and animals need nitrogen to make

a)

proteins

b)

fats

c)

carbohydrates

d)

minerals

14.

If the population of plants on Earth decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would probably...

a)

stay the same

b)

increase

c)

decrease

15.

What process of the carbon cycle occurs when coal/other fossil fuels are burned for energy?

a)

decomposition

b)

pressurization

c)

combustion

d)

respiration