Water cycle
True or false. The water cycle is a manmade process and is unnatural.
False. It is a natural process.
What produces oxygen in the oxygen cycle?
Sunlight
Nitrogen that is used by plants is in the form of...
Nitrates
Do decomposers have a part in the carbon cycle?
Yes they do.
What is the type of rock that forms when particles of rock and other materials are compacted together?
Sedimentary rock
What does evaporation change water into?
Water vapor
What process uses oxygen through the breathing of animals?
Respiration
True or false. Plants use nitrogen they absorb in photosynthesis.
False. They use nitrogen to build proteins.
How does carbon enter the atmosphere as carbon dioxide?
Burning (fossil fuels) and respiration.
What are the three main types of rock? Metamorphic rocks, ...
Igneous and sedimentary rocks.
What is the step of the water cycle when the water goes back into the clouds?
Evaporation
True or false. Unlike any animal living on land, fish don't breathe oxygen.
False. They breathe oxygen like any animal.
True or false. Animals absorb nitrogen through eating plants.
True
What role does respiration have in the carbon cycle?
It releases carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere.
How are igneous rocks formed?
On the surface, melted rocks cool and form igneous rocks.
Most fresh water in the atmosphere is in the form of what?
What other element cycle is the oxygen cycle most interconnected with?
Carbon cycle
True or false. Animals do not use nitrogen to build proteins.
False. Animals use nitrogen to build proteins, just like plants do.
How is carbon stored for long periods of time?
Fossil fuels
Sediments that have been pressed together form which rock?
Sedimentary rocks
What are the major processes of water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation and precipitation
*HARD QUESTION* What tiny plants live near the surface of the ocean and produce lots of oxygen?
Phytoplanktons
When is ammonia released in the nitrogen cycle?
It is released when bacteria and fungi break down dead animals.
True or false. Carbon is located mostly in oceans.
True
Igneous rock turns into sediment through which process?
Weathering and erosion