Cycles of Matter Quiz: Water, Nitrogen, and Oxygen

What process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and forming clouds?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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Which type of plant helps with nitrogen fixation?

• Mosses

• Conifers

• Legumes

• Ferns

What is the role of decomposers in the nitrogen cycle?

• They absorb nitrogen from the soil.

• They convert nitrogen into oxygen.

• They release nitrogen back into the soil.

• They fix nitrogen from the air.

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What is the main energy source that powers the water cycle?

• Wind

• The Moon

• Geothermal Energy

• The Sun

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During respiration, what do animals and humans release as a waste product?

• Water Vapor

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

The _______ is the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth's surface as precipitation.

• water vapor

• heat

• water cycle

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What brings water back to Earth?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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Drag the the elements/processes of the hydrologic cycle to their corresponding spots on the image.

a

b

c

f

g

d

i

h

e

j

Rivers & streams

Wind

Percolation

Evaporation

Condensation

Collection

Sun

Run-off

Ocean

Precipitation

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Which process in the nitrogen cycle involves bacteria converting nitrogen gas into ammonia?

• Ammonification

• Denitrification

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Nitrification

What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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