Water Cycle
Carbon Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycle
Worksheet Questions
Science Vocabulary
Scientific Method
100

The water cycle-what goes up ________?

Must come down

100

Which cycle does not include the atmosphere?

Phosphorus 

100

An extreme growth of algae in a lake is called?

Algae Bloom

100

what is the principal that states that matter  cannot be created or destroyed?

Law of conservation of matter

100

What is an educated guess?

Hypothesis

200

According to the video, what percentage of the earth is covered by water?

75%

200

The human contribution of burning fossil fuels leads to Which cycle being out of balance?

Carbon

200

Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called?

Biogeochemical cycles

200

Water moving from Earth to the atmosphere is called?

Evaporation

200

What are two types of variables?

Dependent and Independent

300

The process of water vapor turning into droplets is called?

Condensation

300

Fungi and Bacteria are examples of? 

Decomposers

300

Which crop increases the amount of useful nitrogen in the soil?  Corn Wheat Legumes Tomatoes

Legumes

300

A mineral that strengthens bones in humans is called?

Calcium

300

According to Mr. Petro and HCPS, how many steps are in the scientific method?

Five

400

Most of the water on earth is undrinkable why is this?

Frozen or Salty

400

Water running off of rocks are a main contributor in this cycle?

Phosphorus

400

Most of the nitrogen on Earth is located in the?

Atmosphere

400

The conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia is called?

Nitrogen Fixation

400

Measuring a plants height and entering it daily into a computer is an example of which step in the scientific method?

Step four record and analyze data

500

What are the four types of percipitation?

Rain, hail, sleet, and snow

500

In the Nitrogen cycle, this occurs naturally in the soil?

Nitrogen Fixation

500

An organism that must get nutrients by eating other organisms is called a ?

consumer

500

The release of water vapor by plants through their leaves is called?

Transpiration

500

In the Scientific Method  video what were they looking for?

Cell Phone

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