Worksheets5th grade Chapter 1 vocab quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
This is the brown smog produced when air pollutants react with sunlight.
nitrogen fixation
acid precipitation
emission
photochemical smog
This is the precipitation that is more acidic than normal rainwater.
denitrification
acid precipitation
nodule
runoff
The conversion of nitrogen in the atmosphere to a form that can be used by plants is:
cellular respiration
photosynthesis
nitrogen fixation
denitrification
A pollutant released into the atmosphere is a/an
(a)
What is the precipitation that flows over the surface of soil?
(a)
This is the cycling of chemical elements through the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
denitrification
fossil fuel
photosynthesis
biogeochemical cycle
Collection is the process by which pollution and runoff is gathered into a body of water. True or False?
True
False
This is the process that allows green plants to make sugars from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide and that releases oxygen into the atmosphere.
nitrogen fixation
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
decomposition
This is the process in cells by which oxygen and glucose are used to produce energy and carbon dioxide.
collection
runoff
cellular respiration
photosynthesis
What is a source of energy formed from dead plants and animals?
(a)
A plant that hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria in nodules on its roots is called a legume. True or False?
True
False
What is a swelling on a plant root that contains nitrogen-fixing bacteria called?
legume
nodule
fossil fuel
bacteria
This is the process that releases nitrogen from soil back into the atmosphere.
pollution
photosynthesis
runoff
denitrification
