Cycles of Matter Answers

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How is the nitrogen cycle important to humans?

A
It produces free nitrogen that can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
B
It converts nitrogen into a form that humans can obtain by eating other organisms.
C
It produces nitrogen compounds that humans can breathe.
D
It converts nitrogen into a form that humans can obtain by absorbing it through their skin.
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Which best compares the roles of nitrogen-fixing bacteria and certain decomposers in the nitrogen cycle?

A
Both organisms convert free nitrogen into nitrogen-containing compounds.
B
Both organisms convert nitrogen-containing compounds into free nitrogen.
C
The bacteria convert free nitrogen into nitrogen-containing compounds, while the decomposers convert nitrogen-containing compounds into free nitrogen.
D
The bacteria convert nitrogen-containing compounds into free nitrogen, while the decomposers convert free nitrogen into nitrogen-containing compounds.
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precipitationtranspirationevaporationcondensation

A
precipitation
B
transpiration
C
evaporation
D
condensation
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Which best describes a role of animals in the water cycle?

A
They help water vapor condense when they produce waste.
B
They help water vapor condense when they inhale.
C
They release water vapor through transpiration.
D
They release water vapor when they exhale.
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water vaporgroundwaterrunoffcondensation

A
water vapor
B
groundwater
C
runoff
D
condensation
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During which process of the water cycle does water change from a gas to a liquid?

A
precipitation
B
condensation
C
transpiration
D
evaporation
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Which human activity would most likely decrease the amount of carbon in the atmosphere?

A
clearing forests
B
heating coal
C
burning wood
D
planting trees
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Which process occurs when bacteria converts nitrogen gas to a usable form?

A
decomposition
B
condensation
C
fixation
D
transpiration
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Scott made a model of the water cycle by filling a tub with water, covering the tub with clear plastic, and placing a heat lamp over the tub. After a few days, he observed water droplets collecting on the plastic wrap.What process formed the water droplets in Scott’s model?

A
evaporation
B
transpiration
C
condensation
D
precipitation
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Kate wrote the steps of the carbon cycle to describe how carbon is cycled through specific organisms. The steps are in random order.1 - The rabbit decomposes.2 - The rabbit eats the carrot plant. 3 - The carrot plant takes in carbon dioxide from the air during photosynthesis.4 - Carbon compounds are returned to the soil.

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2, 3, 1, 4
B
3, 2, 1, 4
C
3, 4, 2, 1
D
2, 4, 3, 1

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