Nature of Science
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Observation/Ask a question
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Crust
What process does water vapor cool and form clouds?
Condensation
Which is a living reservoir for nitrogen?
Plants/Animals
Which process transfers carbon from plants and animals back into the atmosphere?
Cellular Respiration
What step follows the formulation of a hypothesis in the scientific method?
Experiment/Test your hypothesis
Which layer of the Earth is located at its very center and is primarily in a solid state?
Inner Core
Which process moves water from surface reservoirs to the atmosphere?
Evaporation
What is necessary for nitrogen fixation?
Bacteria
Which process do plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
What step in the scientific method involves summarizing data to form conclusions?
Data Analysis
Which layer of the Earth is primarily in a liquid state?
Outer core
Which process transports water from land surfaces to bodies of water?
Runoff
What is nitrogen in its gaseous form?
N2
Which process in the carbon cycle involves the breakdown of organic matter?
Decomposition
What is systematic inquiry based on empirical testing called?
The scientific method
Which process in the mantle is primarily responsible for driving plate tectonics?
Convection
Which Earth reservoir stores the majority of the planet's water?
Oceans
What process in the nitrogen cycle converts nitrogen compounds in soil back into atmospheric nitrogen?
Denitrification
How do human activities mainly disrupt the carbon cycle?
Increasing CO2 emissions by burning fossil fuels
Which variable represents the factor that is deliberately changed in an experiment?
Independent Variable
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest in terms of volume?
Mantle
Which process moves water from plants to the atmosphere?
Transpiration
Which reservoir holds the largest amount of nitrogen on Earth?
Atmosphere
What best contrasts cellular respiration with photosynthesis?
Cellular Respiration breaks down glucose to release energy & CO2.
Photosynthesis stores energy by transforming CO2 into glucose.