Cycles of Matter Lesson Quiz B Short Answer Completion

Name
Date
Class
Chapter 20
Lesson Quiz B
LESSON 2
Cycles of Matter
Short Answer
Directions: Respond to the statement on the lines provided.
1. Describe the path of water in the water cycle.
Completion
Directions: On each line, write the term that correctly completes each sentence.
2. The bodies of living organisms contain the element
.
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3. When people burn fossils fuels to heat their homes or drive their cars, carbon
is released into the atmosphere.
4. During
, liquid water changes into water vapor, which is
a gas.
5. Water falling from clouds onto Earth’s surface is called
.
6. The process of water vapor changing into liquid water is
called
.
7. Plants produce oxygen that enters Earth’s atmosphere
during
.
8. The process by which carbon dioxide and other gases trap heat near Earth’s surface
is called the
.
9. The process in which plants change nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form
that living things can use is
Matter and Energy in the Environment
.
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