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Water changes from a gas to a liquid through_______ a. Condensation b. Evaporation c. Infiltration d. Transpiration
Water changes from a gas to a liquid through_______ a. Condensation
Water changes from a liquid to a gas through_______ a. Condensation b. Evaporation c. Infiltration d. Transpiration
Water changes from a liquid to a gas through_______ b. Evaporation
Water goes “into” the ground through________ a. Condensation b. Evaporation c. Infiltration d. Transpiration
Water goes “into” the ground through________ c. Infiltration
Plants return water to the atmosphere through_____ a. Condensation b. Evaporation c. Infiltration d. Transpiration
Plants return water to the atmosphere through_____ d. Transpiration
The watery layer of the earth is called the___________ a. Atmosphere b. Lithosphere c. Hydrosphere d. Precipitation
The watery layer of the earth is called the___________ c. Hydrosphere
The symbol for Carbon is__ a. C b. Car c. Cb
The symbol for Carbon is__ a. C
Humans and animals breathe out ___________ a. Oxygen b. Carbon c. Carbon dioxide d. Nitrogen
Humans and animals breathe out ___________ c. Carbon dioxide
A colorless, odorless flammable gas that is the major part of natural gas is a. Carbon dioxide b. Methane c. Nitrogen
A colorless, odorless flammable gas that is the major part of natural gas is b. Methane
Photosynthesis converts _____ and _____ into carbohydrates. a. Carbon dioxide and water b. Oxygen and water c. Nitrogen and water
Photosynthesis converts _____ and _____ into carbohydrates. a. Carbon dioxide and water
Photosynthesis occurs in_____ a. Humans b. Animals c. Plants and trees d. Factories
Photosynthesis occurs in_____ c. Plants and trees
The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth is the_______ a. Biosphere b. Lithosphere c. Atmosphere
The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth is the_______ c. Atmosphere
The process that breaks apart simple food molecules to release energy is________ a. Photosynthesis b. Combustion c. Respiration
The process that breaks apart simple food molecules to release energy is________ c. Respiration
Another name for glucose is a. Protein b. Fat c. Solution d. Sugar
Another name for glucose is d. Sugar
Substances reacting with oxygen to give heat and light is called______ a. Protein b. Combustion c. Respiration d. Sugar
Substances reacting with oxygen to give heat and light is called______ b. Combustion
The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and the outer mantle is called the__________ a. Biosphere b. Atmosphere c. Lithosphere d. Sugar
The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and the outer mantle is called the__________ c. Lithosphere
The most abundant element in the earth’s atmosphere is_______ a. Oxygen b. Carbon c. Water d. Nitrogen
The most abundant element in the earth’s atmosphere is_______ d. Nitrogen
What percent of the atmosphere is nitrogen? a. 85% b. 81% c. 78% d. 70%
What percent of the atmosphere is nitrogen? c. 78%
Gaseous nitrogen must be fixed by ________ before it can be used. a. oxygen b. carbon c. bacteria d. germs
Gaseous nitrogen must be fixed by ________ before it can be used. c. bacteria
Nitrogen is pass through the_________ a. water b. food chain c. oxygen cycle d. air
Nitrogen is pass through the_________ b. food chain
When an organism dies, _______ break down the body. a. producers b. users c. decomposers d. air
When an organism dies, _______ break down the body. c. decomposers
Burning fossil fuels and forests releases various forms of nitrogen contributing to global warming and acid rain. True or False
Burning fossil fuels and forests releases various forms of nitrogen contributing to global warming and acid rain. True
Fewer plants means less oxygen and more carbon dioxide. This enhances the balance of the natural oxygen cycle. True or False
Fewer plants means less oxygen and more carbon dioxide. This disturbs the balance of the natural oxygen cycle. False
Every time something burns (combustion), more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. True or False
Every time something burns (combustion), more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. True
Combustion of fossil fuels adds sulfur and nitrogen to the air. These mix with the water vapor in the atmosphere and make it more acidic. True or False
Combustion of fossil fuels adds sulfur and nitrogen to the air. These mix with the water vapor in the atmosphere and make it more acidic. True
It is unnecessary to use alternative forms of fuels like wind and solar forms. True or False
It is necessary to use alternative forms of fuels like wind and solar forms. False