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Cycles of matter wksh

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

bacteria

b)

rain

c)

fungi

d)

car exhaust

2.

The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

a)

The nitrogen cycle

b)

The carbon cycle

c)

The water cycle

d)

The phosphorus cycle

3.

How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?

a)

Through action of bacteria only

b)

Through lightning only

c)

Through action of bacteria and lightning

d)

Through photosynthesis

4.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
5.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR or a [GAS]?
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
6.
What stage occurs in the water cycle when water vapor cools?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.
What makes up 78% of the air we breathe?
a)
oxygen
b)
free nitrogen
c)
fixed nitrogen
d)
carbon
8.
Which of the following best explains why nitrogen fixation must take place?
a)
Atmospheric nitrogen is unusable to plants and animals
b)
Nitrogen must be returned to the atmosphere
c)
Animals must breathe in nitrogen
d)
Nitrogen gets "stuck" in the soil and must be untrapped
9.

What is the process that converts nitrogen into a form that can be used by plants and animals?

a)
Combustion
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Decomposition
d)
Nitrogen Fixation
10.

In the carbon cycle, animals can release carbon back into the cycle through __________ or through __________.

a)

burning . . . photosynthesis

b)

fixation . . . decomposition

c)

decomposition . . . photosynthesis

d)

respiration . . . decomposition

e)

respiration . . . photosynthesis

11.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
12.

What is the formula for atmospheric nitrogen?

a)

N

b)

N2

c)

NH3

d)

NO3

13.

A correct path that nitrogen could take would be

a)

air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria

b)

animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants

c)

bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals

d)

air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

14.

The nitrogen cycle includes ___________. (Pick 3)

a)

the atmosphere

b)

the sun

c)

the animals

d)

the soil

15.

Where does nitrogen goes once it is in the soil?

a)

stems of plants

b)

leaves of plants

c)

roots of plants

d)

flowers of plants

16.

What part of the roots are these nitrogen fixing bacteria found?

a)

roots caps

b)

legumes

c)

root fibers

d)

meristems

17.

_________ can also fix nitrogen gas for plants.

a)

Lightning

b)

People

c)

Animals

d)

Viruses

18.

Animals get nitrogen by ____________.

a)

breathing air

b)

eating plants

c)

dying

d)

being struck by lightning

19.

Living organisms need Nitrogen to make which of the following?

a)

Glucose

b)

Proteins

c)

Sunlight

d)

Ultraviolet Radiation

20.
What happens when organisms die and decay? 
a)
Their bodies are lifted up
b)
Their nitrogen returns to the soil
c)
they keep their nitrogen
d)
They stay on earth forever