The Water Cycle Name:
Period:
Date:
Word Bank: Runoff, Transpiration, Evaporation, Infiltration,
Condensation, Precipitation
1. Label the steps of the water cycle using the diagram above.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________
2. 2. Another name for the water cycle is the ___________________
cycle.
3. Which step involves water changing from a liquid to a gas?
__________________________________
4. Which step involves water changing from a gas to a liquid?
__________________________________
5. Plants lose water through small openings on their leaves called
____________________________.
6. Where is the majority of Earth’s water is found? ____________________
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The Carbon Cycle Name:
Period:
Date:
Word Bank: Deposition, Respiration, Gas exchange, Photosynthesis,
Nutrition/Feeding, Burning fossil fuels, Decomposition
1. Label the steps of the carbon cycle using the diagram above.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________
7. _____________________________
2. During _____________________ plants take in carbon dioxide, and
during ____________________ humans release carbon dioxide.
3. What role do decomposers play in the carbon cycle?
__________________________________________________________________
4. What impact do humans have on the carbon cycle?
__________________________________________________________________
5. Name 2 carbon sinks: ____________________ and ___________________.
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The Nitrogen Cycle Name:
Period:
Date:
Word Bank: NH3, Denitirication, NO2 and NO3, Nitrification
Bacterial nitrogen fixation, N2
1. Label the steps of the nitrogen cycle using the diagram above.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________
2. Roughly __________ percent of the atmosphere is composed of
nitrogen gas.
3. Which organisms act as a bridge between the nitrogen in the
atmosphere and the nitrogen on land? ________________________
4. Since humans need nitrogen but cannot get it from the air, we
instead get nitrogen from _______________________.
5. Lightning combines nitrogen and oxygen in the air to form
_______________________.
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The Phosphorus Cycle Name:
Period:
Date:
Word Bank: Uplift, Feeding, Decomposition, Weathering, Leeching,
Absorption from soil
1. Label the steps of the phosphorus cycle using the diagram above.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________
2. The phosphorus cycle is the only cycle that doesn’t involve
movement of nutrients into the __________________________.
3. Humans impact the phosphorus cycle by
__________________________ and _______________________________.
4. Explain how phosphorus runoff into oceans and lakes from farming
has a negative impact on the ecosystem.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Name That Cycle! Name:
Period:
Date:
Directions: For each statement, identify which of the biogeochemical cycles it
is describing. Your options are: water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus.
1. ____________________ Bacteria play a large role in this cycle.
2. ____________________ This cycle would not happen without heat from
the sun.
3. ____________________ This cycle is contributing to global climate change.
4. ____________________ This is the only cycle does not involve movement
of nutrients into the atmosphere.
5. ____________________ Plants play a role in this cycle by doing
photosynthesis.
6. ____________________ The majority of Earth’s atmosphere is composed of
gas from this cycle.
7. ____________________ As rocks are broken down due to weathering they
release this nutrient.
8. ____________________ This cycle is impacted by forest fires and
deforestation.
9. ____________________ Evaporation is one of the steps of this cycle.
10. ____________________ As this nutrient is stored underground for long
periods of time, it can turn into coal and natural gas.
11. ____________________ Ammonification is one of the steps of this cycle.
12. ____________________ Mining increases the amount of this nutrient in the
environment.
13. ____________________ Another name for this cycle is the hydrologic
cycle.
14. ____________________ Lightning makes this nutrient usable by combining
it with oxygen in the atmosphere.
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The Water Cycle Name: KEY
Period:
Date:
1. Another name for the water cycle is the hydrologic cycle.
2. Label the steps of the water cycle using the diagram above.
1. Evaporation
2. Condensation
3. Transpiration
4. Precipitation
5. Runoff
6. Infiltration
3. Which step involves water changing from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation and transpiration
4. Which step involves water changing from a gas to a liquid?
Condensation
5. Plants lose water through small openings on their leaves called
stomata.
6. Where is the majority of Earth’s water is found? In oceans
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The Carbon Cycle Name: KEY
Period:
Date:
1. Label the steps of the carbon cycle using the diagram above.
1. Photosynthesis
2. Respiration
3. Nutrition/feeding
4. Decomposition
5. Deposition
6. Gas exchange
7. Burning fossil fuels
2. During photosynthesis plants take in carbon dioxide, and during
respiration humans release carbon dioxide.
3. What role do decomposers play in the carbon cycle? Decomposers
break down dead organic matter and return carbon to the soil.
4. What impact do humans have on the carbon cycle? Pollution
(burning of fossil fuels) releases carbon into the atmosphere.
5. Name 2 carbon sinks: Oceans and forests.
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The Nitrogen Cycle Name: KEY
Period:
Date:
1. Label the steps of the nitrogen cycle using the diagram above.
1. N2
2. Bacterial nitrogen fixation
3. NH3
4. Nitrification
5. NO2 and NO3
6. Denitrification
2. Roughly 78 percent of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen
gas.
3. Which organisms act as a bridge between the nitrogen in the
atmosphere and the nitrogen on land? Bacteria
4. Since humans need nitrogen but cannot get it from the air, we
instead get nitrogen from our food (eating).
5. Lightning combines nitrogen and oxygen in the air to form
Nitric oxide.
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The Phosphorus Cycle Name: KEY
Period:
Date:
1. Label the steps of the phosphorus cycle using the diagram above.
1. Weathering
2. Uplift
3. Leeching
4. Decomposition
5. Absorption from soil
6. Feeding
2. The phosphorus cycle is the only cycle that doesn’t involve
movement of nutrients into the atmosphere.
3. Humans impact the phosphorus cycle by mining and agricultural
runoff.
4. Explain how phosphorus runoff into oceans and lakes from farming
has a negative impact on the ecosystem. Since phosphorus is a
limiting nutrient it causes algal blooms, which can block sunlight,
lower oxygen levels and kill aquatic life.
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Name That Cycle! Name: KEY
Directions: For each statement, identify which of the biogeochemical cycles it
is describing. Your options are: water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus.
1. ______Nitrogen ______ Bacteria play a large role in this cycle.
2. _______Water _______ This cycle would not happen without heat from
the sun.
3. _______Carbon _____ This cycle is contributing to global climate
change.
4. _____Phosphorus_____ This is the only cycle does not involve movement
of nutrients into the atmosphere.
5. _______Carbon _____ Plants play a role in this cycle by doing
photosynthesis.
6. ______Nitrogen ______ The majority of Earth’s atmosphere is composed
of gas from this cycle.
7. _____Phosphorus_____ As rocks are broken down due to weathering
they release this nutrient.
8. _______Carbon _____ This cycle is impacted by forest fires and
deforestation.
9. _______Water _______ Evaporation is one of the steps of this cycle.
10. _______Carbon _____ As this nutrient is stored underground for long
periods of time it can turn into coal and natural gas.
11. ______Nitrogen ______ Ammonification is one of the steps of this cycle.
12. _____Phosphorus_____ Mining increases the amount of this nutrient in the
environment.
13. _______Water _______ Another name for this cycle is the hydrologic
cycle.
14. ______Nitrogen ______ Lightning makes this nutrient usable by combining
it with oxygen in the atmosphere.
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