P3:Cycling Matter

What drives the water cycle?

• The wind

• The rain

• The sun

• The weather

What is it called when water moves from the leaves of plants into the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What physical state does water become when it evaporates?

• A solid

• A liquid

• A gas

• Plasma

What do we call moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

The water cycle doesn't necessarily have a starting point

• True

• False

Which spheres are the carbon cycle part of? (select as many as you want)

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

What is photosynthesis?

• The process that producers decompose and sink and release carbon dioxide to the soil

• The process that producers absorb carbon dioxide to produce glucose and oxygen

• The process that producers use to release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

• The process that producers use glucose and sunlight to provide oxygen

What is cellular respiration?

• The process that biological fuels are oxidised in the presence of an inorganic electron acceptor to produce large amounts of energy

• The process by which gases are evaporated in the presence of an inorganic electron acceptor to produce large amounts of energy

• The process that any species absorb the biological gas to generate nutrients

• The process that absorbs a form of living cells to self-heal and evolves in specific parts to strengthen the overall immune system.

What have humans done to unbalance the carbon cycle? (more than one answer, select all that are correct)

• Burning fossil fuels

• Releasing carbon through cellular respiration

• Factories releasing smoke

• Natural disasters

• Deforestation (cut down trees)

What natural causes influence the carbon cycle? (select all correct answers)

• Volcanic eruption

• Organisms decomposing

• Forest fires

• Burning fossil fuels