WorksheetsEarth's Cycles Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
2.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
3.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
4.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
5.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
6.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
7.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
8.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
9.
You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals. The rock is probably a(n)
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Extrusive rock
10.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
11.
What is underground molten rock?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Soil
d)
Intrusive
12.
What is aboveground molten rock?
a)
Extrusive
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Sedimentary
13.
Sandstone is an example of...
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
14.
Granite is an example of...
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
15.
Gneiss is an example of...
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
16.
Which compound does NOT contain carbon atoms?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
ammonium
c)
calcium carbonate
d)
methane
17.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
18.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
19.
How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration and photosynthesis
b)
decomposition and respiration
20.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
22.
What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?
a)
bacteria
b)
rain
c)
fungi
d)
car exhaust
23.
Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.
a)
only plants
b)
only animals
c)
only bacteria
d)
all living things
24.
Gas that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
25.
What is the formula for atmospheric nitrogen?
a)
N
b)
N2
c)
NH3
d)
NO3
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