WorksheetsBiogeochemical Cycles
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
In the water cycle, what is the name of the stage that "water falls to
Earth as a liquid (usually
rain, sleet or snow)"
Infiltration
Precipitation
Runoff
Condensation
In the water cycle, what is the name of the stage that "some water
seeps underground from the
surface of the Earth"
Infiltration
Precipitation
Runoff
Condensation
In the water cycle, what is the name of the stage that "liquid water that
isn’t infiltrated runs along the surface and collects in
bodies of water"
Infiltration
Precipitation
Runoff
Condensation
In the water cycle, what is the name of the stage that "water vapor condenses to form clouds before precipitating again"
Infiltration
Precipitation
Runoff
Condensation
In the water cycle, what is the name of the stage that "water rises back into the atmosphere as water vapor from plants"
Infiltration
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
In the water cycle, what is the name of the stage that "sun heats liquid water to vapor and it rises to the atmosphere"
Infiltration
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
What is NOT negative human impact to the water cycle?
Paving/Building
Pollution
Fertilizer
Deforestation
Which element cannot change chemical forms?
Water
Nitrogen
Carbon
In the carbon cycle, what is the stage where "plants capture CO2 from the atmosphere and use it to make sugar"
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Consumption
Decomposition
In the carbon cycle, what is the stage where "CO2 released into atmosphere as waste from metabolism"
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Consumption
Decomposition
In the carbon cycle, what is the stage where "one organism eats another for carbon"
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Consumption
Decomposition
In the carbon cycle, what is the stage where "decomposers break down carbon from dead organisms, recycling it in the soil"
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Consumption
Decomposition
In the carbon cycle, what is the stage where "converts carbon from once-living organisms into fossil fuels through intense heat and compression"
Cellular Respiration
Fozzilization
Combustion
Decomposition
In the carbon cycle, what is the stage where "CO2 released into
atmosphere from burning"
Cellular Respiration
Fozzilization
Combustion
Decomposition
Which of the following is a negative human impact to the carbon cycle?
Fertilizer
Combustion
Deforestation
Pollution
Which cycle cannot occur without living organisms?
Water
Carbon
Nitrogen
In the nitrogen cycle, what is the stage where "bacteria (or
lightning!) in the soil or water convert nitrogen (from the air or water) into forms
that plants can use"
Nitrogen Fixation
Consumption
Nitrification
Denitrification
In the nitrogen cycle, what is the stage where "one
organism eats another and obtains the nitrogen in it"
Nitrogen Fixation
Consumption
Nitrification
Denitrification
In the nitrogen cycle, what is the stage where "bacteria convert nitrogen in ammonia into nitrates and nitrites to be absorbed by plants in their roots"
Nitrogen Fixation
Consumption
Nitrification
Denitrification
In the nitrogen cycle, what is the stage where "bacteria convert nitrogen in ammonia to N2 so it can go back into the atmosphere"
Nitrogen Fixation
Consumption
Nitrification
Denitrification
In the nitrogen cycle, what is the stage where "decomposers, like
bacteria, break down dead matter, returning nitrogen to the soil"
Nitrogen Fixation
Ammonification
Nitrification
Decomposition
In the nitrogen cycle, what is the stage where "bacteria convert
nitrogen from waste (urine and feces) into ammonia"
Nitrogen Fixation
Ammonification
Nitrification
Decomposition
Which two negative impacts do not relate to the nitrogen cycle?
Fertilizer
Combustion
Deforestation
Pollution
