Cycles of matter

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What is it called when rainwater washes downhill into rivers and streams?

• Transformation
• Runoff
• Irrigation
• Desertification

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___________________ is the movement of water into the ground due to the pull of gravity.

• runoff
• infiltration/percolation

• evaporation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

• Owl
• Fish
• Tree
• Mushroom

How do plants get the nitrogen they need?

• from the air
• from the soil or water in which they live
• from the Sun
• from broken-down rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Nitrogen fixing bacteria, lives in nodules on the root of a plant called

• Broccoli
• Legumes
• Beats
• Carrots

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria
• fungi
• rain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3