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Water & Carbon Cycle Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
2.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
3.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
4.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

5.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
6.

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

7.

How do animals get carbon?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

They absorb it from the atmosphere

c)

The sun

d)

They eat other plants and animals

8.

All things are made out of carbon or need carbon to live.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

10.
Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
volcanoes
b)
combustion of fossil fuels
c)
animal and plant respiration
d)
all of these
11.

With the help of the Sun, through the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is pulled from the air to make plant________

a)

leaves

b)

food

c)

roots

d)

nutrients

12.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
13.

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____ to make energy. 

a)
photosynthesis, air
b)
carbon, oxygen
c)
oxygen
d)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
14.

Which gas do plants release, that humans depend on for survival?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sugar

15.

A specific and easily monitored pollution of water would be termed a...

a)

point source

b)

non-point source

c)

photosynthetic source

d)

respiratory source

16.

___ is the process that cells use to take energy from glucose/sugar.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

excretion

17.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the water on Earth

b)

regions that contain all the living things on Earth

c)

the layer of gases that surrounds Earth

d)

living things on land

18.

What is the atmosphere?

a)

all the water on Earth

b)

regions that contain all the living things on Earth

c)

the layer of gases that surrounds Earth

d)

living things on land

19.

Which statement does NOT apply to the water cycle?

a)

it has no beginning

b)

it has no end

c)

it is continuous

d)

it very rarely changes

20.

What was the first movie featuring a Disney princess?

a)

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

b)

Sleeping Beauty

c)

Beauty & the Beast

d)

Cinderella