Biogeochemical Cycles

Front

Which cycle involves condensation, evaporation, and precipitation?

Back

The water cycle

Front

Which cycle needs different types of bacteria to make the most common gas in the atmosphere useful to plants?

Back

the nitrogen cycle

Front

Which cycle does photosynthesis produce oxygen and respiration produce carbon dioxide? Options: the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the hydrogen cycle

Back

the carbon cycle

Front

What part of the water cycle does this picture show? Options: condensation, precipitation, evaporation, transpiration

Back

condensation

Front

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.

Back

precipitation

Front

How do plants get the nitrogen they need? Options: from the air, from the soil or water in which they live, from the Sun, from broken down rocks.

Back

from the soil or water in which they live

Front

Combustion is another word for __________.

Back

Burning

Front

Cellular Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____.

Back

oxygen, carbon dioxide

Front

Burning (combustion) fossil fuels has which effect in the carbon cycle?

Back

It adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

Front

Which process takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere? Options: respiration, combustion, decomposition, photosynthesis

Back

photosynthesis