Cycles of Matter Worksheet
Grade 11 Science worksheet covering the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles with various question types.
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Cycles of Matter
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the provided diagrams if necessary.
1. Which process is responsible for converting liquid water into water vapor in the atmosphere?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
2. The image below illustrates the water cycle.
Which part of the water cycle involves water returning to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, or hail?
Evaporation
Condensation
Transpiration
Precipitation
3. The image below illustrates the carbon cycle.
Photosynthesis removes from the atmosphere, converting it into organic compounds.
4. The burning of fossil fuels releases large amounts of into the atmosphere.
5. Decomposers play a crucial role in returning carbon to the soil and atmosphere through the process of .
6. The image below illustrates the nitrogen cycle.
Nitrification is the process by which atmospheric nitrogen is converted into ammonia by bacteria.
True
False
7. Denitrification converts nitrates back into atmospheric nitrogen gas.
True
False
8. Explain how human activities, such as deforestation, can impact the carbon cycle and contribute to climate change.
Match each process with the cycle it primarily belongs to.
9. Evaporation
a. Carbon Cycle
10. Nitrogen Fixation
b. Water Cycle
11. Respiration
c. Nitrogen Cycle
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