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Lesson 3.3 Cycles of Matter Practice

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read each statement and place a check mark in the column of the cycle(s) it applies to: Matter cycles through living and nonliving components of the ecosystem.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

2.

Read each statement and place a check mark in the column of the cycle(s) it applies to: Cannot happen without decomposers like bacteria.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

3.

Read each statement and place a check mark in the column of the cycle(s) it applies to: Has stages that occur underground.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

4.

Read each statement and place a check mark in the column of the cycle(s) it applies to: Matter takes on different chemical forms as it cycles.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

5.

Read each statement and place a check mark in the column of the cycle(s) it applies to: Entire cycle is driven by the sun.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

6.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: When water returns to the atmosphere via plants.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Runoff

d)

Condensation

e)

Precipitation

7.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: A step in the carbon cycle that didn’t really exist before the industrial revolution.

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Combustion

8.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: When nitrogen gets captured from the atmosphere by bacteria or even lightning.

a)

Nitrogen fixation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Condensation

e)

Precipitation

9.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: Water is absorbed underground and can be stored in aquifers.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

e)

Infiltration

10.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: Water is not absorbed underground but collects on the surface of the earth.

a)

Runoff

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Transpiration

11.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: Fungi and bacteria return nutrients from dead organisms to the soil.

a)

Decomposition

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

e)

Transpiration

12.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: Bacteria in the roots of plants convert nitrogen into usable forms, such as NO2.

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

e)

Nitrification

13.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: Organisms eat other organisms as a food source.

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Consumption

d)

Evaporation

e)

Transpiration

14.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: Organisms capture sunlight and store the solar energy as chemical energy in molecules like carbohydrates.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Transpiration

e)

Photosynthesis

15.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: When nitrogen is returned to the atmosphere by bacteria as N2.

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Ammonification

e)

Precipitation

16.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: Water falls from the sky as snow, sleet, or rain.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Runoff

d)

Precipitation

e)

Transpiration

17.

Match the name of the stage to the correct description: When organisms breakdown carbon-based molecules for energy and release CO2 as a result.

a)

Cellular respiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

e)

Condensation

18.

Which of the following is an example of human impact on the water cycle?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Urbanization

c)

Agricultural runoff

d)

Industrial emissions

19.

List an example of human impact on each of the geochemical cycles: Carbon cycle.

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Deforestation

c)

Industrial emissions

d)

All of the above

20.

List an example of human impact on each of the geochemical cycles: Nitrogen cycle.

a)

Use of fertilizers

b)

Deforestation

c)

Urbanization

d)

Mining

21.

Label the process shown.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Infiltration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

e)

Precipitation

f)

Runoff

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2
3
4
5
6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
22.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
This is not a correct diagram of any cycle.
23.

Photosynthesis is an important part of the ______ cycle

a)

Carbon

b)

Water

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Nitrogen

24.

Which of the following images shows a transition from the biosphere to the atmosphere?

a)

Coal to a power plant

b)

Forest fire to atmosphere

c)

Limestone to Lithosphere

d)

Marine plants/algae to sediments

25.

In a volcanic eruption, carbon dioxide dissolved in magma is released into the atmosphere during the explosion. What transition is described here?

a)

Biosphere to geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere to biosphere

c)

Geosphere to atmosphere

d)

Atmosphere to hydrosphere

26.

According to the diagram, geologic activity, such as volcanoes...

a)

Increases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

b)

Decreases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

27.

According to the diagram, deforestation and forest fires

a)

Can release carbon dioxide gas back into the atmosphere.

b)

Directly creates fossil fuels.

c)

Fixes carbon atoms in the soil,

d)

Removes dissolved carbon dioxide from lakes and rivers.

28.

Which of the following images shows a transition from the biosphere to the geosphere?

a)

Coal to a power plant

b)

Forest fire to atmosphere

c)

Limestone to Lithosphere

d)

Marine plants/algae to sediments

29.

Label the Carbon Cycle

a)

food chain

b)

Cell Respiration

c)

Cell Respiration

d)

Photosynthesis

e)

Burning Fossil Fuels

f)

Dead Organisms

1
2
3
4
5
6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
30.
Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...
a)
bacteria
b)
plants
c)
animals
d)
producers
31.

In the nitrogen cycle, bacteria that live on the roots of plants

a)

break down nitrogen compounds into nitrogen gas

b)

denitrify nitrogen compounds

c)

change nitrogen gas into plant proteins

d)

change nitrogen gas into ammonia

32.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Nitrogen cycle
b)
carbon cycle
c)
water cycle
d)
plant cycle
33.

Where does nitrogen fixation happen?

A
B
C
D
34.

Label the Nitrogen Cycle Diagram

a)

Plants

b)

Ammonium

c)

Nitrates

d)

Decomposers

e)

Atmospheric Nitrogen

f)

Nitrites

1
2
3
4
5
6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
35.

What is the role of decomposers in the nitrogen cycle?

a)

They convert nitrogen gas into ammonia.

b)

They fix atmospheric nitrogen into organic compounds.

c)

They break down organic matter, releasing ammonia into the soil.

d)

They convert ammonia into nitrogen gas.

36.
How do animals get nitrogen?
a)
the atmosphere 
b)
eating other organisms
c)
rainwater
d)
lightning 
37.

During the nitrogen cycle, what is the significance of the process known as "nitrification"?

a)

It converts atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.

b)

It converts ammonia into nitrites and then nitrates, which plants can absorb.

c)

It releases nitrogen gas back into the atmosphere.

d)

It involves the consumption of nitrogen by animals.

38.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle.
39.

Phosphorus is released from rock through ________

a)

decomposition

b)

evaporation

c)

weathering

d)

transpiration

40.

Label the Phosphorous Cycle

a)Inorganic phosphates
b)Detritivores in soil
c)Detritus
d)Phosphates in rocks
e)Phosphates in Organic Compounds
1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
41.
Question Image

Match the following processes with their corresponding natural phenomena.

a)

decomposition

1.

Breakdown of organic matter

b)

evaporation

2.

Conversion of liquid to vapor

c)

weathering

3.

Phosphorus is released from rock

d)

transpiration

4.

Water movement through plants

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