Question 1

In the carbon cycle, how do carbon atoms move from the atmosphere to organisms on earth?

Accepted Answer

Through photosynthesis

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Through evaporation

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Through combustion

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Through erosion

Question 2

How is carbon released into the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

Accepted Answer

When fossil fuels are burned

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When water evaporates

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When rocks erode

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When nitrogen gas is fixed

Question 3

Which cycle explains how oxygen atoms travel from the atmosphere to organisms on earth and back?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen cycle

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Carbon cycle

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Nitrogen cycle

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Water cycle

Question 4

How do nitrogen atoms cycle through the atmosphere back to earth and organisms?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen cycle

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Oxygen cycle

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Water cycle

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Carbon cycle

Question 5

Which material is NOT mentioned as important in cycling through an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Gold

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Carbon

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Oxygen

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Nitrogen

Question 6

How do oxygen atoms cycle through the environment?

Accepted Answer

From producers to atmosphere , then to organisms

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From the soil to the atmosphere

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From the rocks to organisms

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From consumers to atmosphere

Question 7

In the carbon cycle, where can carbon be found besides the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

In dead and decaying matter

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In the ocean

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In rocks

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In the soil

Question 8

Which reactant is used in photosynthesis to produce oxygen gas?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

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Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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<P>Sugar</P>

Question 9

What is the term used to describe the movement of matter through an ecosystem in cycles instead of flowing?

Accepted Answer

Cycling of matter

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Linear flow of matter

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Matter transformation

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Ecosystem circulation

Question 10

What is the process called when matter changes from one form to another and is not created or destroyed?

Accepted Answer

Conservation of matter

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Element transition

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Energy transformation

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Matter exchange

Question 11

State the different processes of the water cycle.

Accepted Answer

Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

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Melting and freezing

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Subduction and uplift

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Sublimation and deposition

Question 12

What are some important materials that cycle through an ecosystem?

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Carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and water

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Sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium

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Iron, copper, zinc, and lead

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Gold, silver, platinum, and mercury

Question 13

Which important atom cycles through an environment and is used in photosynthesis to produce carbohydrates?

Accepted Answer

Carbon

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Water

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Oxygen

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Nitrogen

Question 14

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves?

Accepted Answer

Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Sweating

Question 15

Water vapor loses heat and turns  into liquid water. It falls to the Earth's surface by the process of:

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Transportation

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