Cycles of Matter Worksheet
Explore the fundamental cycles of matter, including the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles, with this Grade 6 science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following processes releases water vapor into the atmosphere?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
2. What is the primary role of decomposers in the carbon cycle?
To produce oxygen
To release carbon dioxide from dead organisms
To absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
To convert carbon into nitrogen
3. The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere is called .
4. Nitrogen fixation is the process where atmospheric nitrogen is converted into a usable form by .
5. When water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, it is called .
6. Describe one way humans impact the carbon cycle.
7. Explain the importance of the water cycle for living organisms.
8. All living things require nitrogen to build proteins and nucleic acids.
True
False
9. Carbon is only found in the atmosphere.
True
False
10. Observe the image below. This diagram illustrates the transitions between different states of matter. Based on the diagram, what process is occurring when a solid changes directly into a gas?
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