Science Department
Ecosystems and Biome
Water Cycle
Name;
Class;
Underline the right answer
1-Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?
The spin of the Earth
The Moon
Fossil fuels
The Sun
2-Which of the following is NOT a way that water moves from the ground (land) to the
atmosphere (air)?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Sublimation
Transpiration
3-What is the main process by which water moves from land to the atmosphere?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
4-What is it called when plants release water that turns into vapor?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
6- In what form can we see water in the atmosphere?
Lakes
Rivers
Oceans
Clouds
7-What is the process called when water vapor becomes liquid water?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
8-What is it called when water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
9-Where is most of the water on Earth stored?
Lakes
Rivers
Oceans
Ice caps
Nitrogen Cycle
10-What living organisms play an important role in helping Nitrogen change states in the
soil?
Algae
Mammals
Bacteria
Fish
11-Which process in the nitrogen cycle turns dead plants and animals into ammonium?
Fixation
Nitrification
Ammonification
Denitrification
Which process in the nitrogen cycle turns ammonium into nitrates?
Fixation
Nitrification
Ammonification
Denitrification
Which process in the nitrogen cycle takes extra nitrogen from the soil and puts it back into
the air?
Fixation
Nitrification
Ammonification
Denitrification
Which process in the nitrogen cycle turns nitrogen into ammonium?
Fixation
Nitrification
Ammonification
Denitrification
Which process in the nitrogen cycle occurs when plants absorb nitrogen from nitrates in
the soil?
Fixation
Nitrification
Assimilation
Ammonification
Denitrification
In what way is nitrogen important to life on Earth?
It is used in making DNA
It is used to make chlorophyll in plants
It is used in amino acids and proteins
All of the above
None of the Above
True or False: Human activities such as nitrogen fertilizer can upset the balance of the
nitrogen cycle.
TRUE
FALSE
Around what percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen?
2%
78%
30%
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Carbon Cycle
Why is carbon such an important element?
Because carbon is a key element in producing electricity
Because without carbon the Sun would run out of energy
Because carbon is the central element to all living organisms
All of the above
What are processes that add carbon to the atmosphere called?
Sources
Cycles
Carbonates
Filters
Which part of the carbon cycle involves animals breathing in oxygen and out carbon
dioxide?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Decay
Combustion
Which part of the carbon cycle occurs when plants or animals die?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Decay
Combustion
Which part of the carbon cycle occurs when plants convert sunlight and C02 into
oxygen and sugar?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Decay
Combustion
Which part of the carbon cycle occurs when plants, trees, or fossil fuels are burned?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Decay
Combustion
True or False: Some carbon is needed in the atmosphere to keep the Earth warm.
TRUE
FALSE
How has man influenced the carbon cycle and increased the amount of carbon in the
atmosphere?
Burning coal
Cutting down trees
Burning oil