Nutrient Cycles in the Ecosystem

What is it called when water vapor cools and changes into a liquid?

• condensation
• respiration
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The three steps of the water cycle include:

• condensation, precipitation, filtration
• filtration, irrigation, evaporation
• precipitation, condensation, evaporation
• precipitation, filtration, evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is NOT part of the carbon cycle?

• condensation
• photosynthesis
• combustion
• respiration

Which of these is the greatest cause of harmful levels of carbon in the atmosphere?

• respiration
• combustion
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where is carbon stored in the environment?

• Fossil fuels
• Wood of trees
• Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming

• Global warming gases
• Hot House gases
• Green House gases
• Thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The carbon in coal, oil, and natural gas came from

• the combustion of fossil fuels

• the remains of dead organisms

• carbon-fixing bacteria in swamp soil

• carbon dioxide dissolved in ocean water

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Green plants are

• producers
• consumers
• herbivores
• omnivores

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