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WorksheetsUnit 3: Water & Nitrogen Cycle Quiz Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Oxygen makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere
True
False
The process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water is called (a) .
Choose the main reason why human activities have disrupted the nitrogen cycle.
Increased burning of fossil fuels.
Increased use of nitrogen-rich fertilizers.
Increased deforestation leading to soil erosion.
Increased use of pesticides and herbicides.
All of the above
The majority of Earth's freshwater is found in glaciers and ice caps.
True
False
What role do plants play in the water cycle?
They store water in their roots.
They prevent evaporation.
They release water vapor through transpiration.
They absorb nitrogen from the soil.
Runoff is part of the water cycle.
True
False
the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Evaporation
During which stage of the nitrogen cycle do bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia?
Nitrification
Nitrogen fixation
Denitrification
Ammonification
Precipitation includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.
True
False
What is the primary driver of the water cycle?
Wind patterns
The Earth's rotation
the sun's energy
The gravitational pull of the moon
The primary source of nitrogen for the biosphere comes from the (a) .
Nitrogen in the atmosphere is in a form that plants can directly use.
True
False
Name one human activity that can disrupt the nitrogen cycle
