Biogeochemical Cycles

What is the process where carbon moves throughout the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Sulfur Cycle

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What are some ways humans can increase the amount of carbon on Earth?

• Deforestation

• Planting trees

• Breathing

• Burning Fossil Fuels

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When carbon is released in the air it leads to....

• Lower levels of carbon dioxide

• Higher atmospheric levels

• Low atmospheric levels

• More produced plants

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How does carbon affect the climate

• it causes global warming

• decreases global warming

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What is happening at 1?

• respiration: releasing CO2
• decomposing CO2 in the soil
• photosynthesis: absorbing CO2
• turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules

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According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

• bacteria

• animals

• proteins

• decomposers

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According to this diagram, plants absorb

• nitrates

• nitrogen fixing bacteria

• animals

• decomposers

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What is the process where bacteria turns Nitrogen gas from the atmospheres into usable compounds?

• nitrogen composition

• nitrogen fixation

• ammonia

• denitrification

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This is released by the weathering of rocks.

• Carbonate

• Phosphate

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle
• The Carbon cycle
• The Nitrogen cycle
• The Phosphorus cycle.