*Question*
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Energy comes in discrete packages called quanta. Q: Energy comes in discrete packages called what? Choices: - quasar - quota - quasi - quanta A:
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quanta

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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Over time, deposited sediments may harden into rock. First, the sediments are compacted . That is, they are squeezed together by the weight of sediments on top of them. Next, the sediments are cemented together. Minerals fill in the spaces between the loose sediment particles. These cementing minerals come from the water that moves through the sediments. Sedimentary rocks that form from sediments are called "clastic rocks. " Clastic rocks are rock fragments that are compacted and cemented together ( Figure below ). Q: Over time, deposited sediments may harden into what? Choices: - coral - fossils - deltas - rocks A:
**Answer**
rocks

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Answer the following question given this paragraph: When plants and other organisms die, decomposers break down their remains. In the process, they release nitrogen in the form of ammonium ions. This process is called ammonification. Nitrifying bacteria change the ammonium ions into nitrites and nitrates. Some of the nitrates are used by plants. The process of converting ammonium ions to nitrites or nitrates is called nitrification. Still other bacteria, called denitrifying bacteria, convert some of the nitrates in soil back into nitrogen gas in a process called denitrification. The process is the opposite of nitrogen fixation. Denitrification returns nitrogen gas back to the atmosphere, where it can continue the nitrogen cycle. Q: What process is the opposite of nitrogen fixation? Choices: - digestion - respiration - percolation - denitrification A:
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denitrification

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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Group 15 of the periodic table is also called the nitrogen group. The first element in the group is the nonmetal nitrogen (N), followed by phosphorus (P), another nonmetal. Arsenic (As) ( Figure below ) and antimony (Sb) are the metalloids in this group, and bismuth (Bi) is a metal. All group 15 elements have five valence electrons, but they vary in their reactivity. Nitrogen, for example, is not very reactive at all, whereas phosphorus is very reactive and found naturally only in combination with other substances. All group 15 elements are solids, except for nitrogen, which is a gas. Q: Group 15 of the periodic table is also called which group? Choices: - oxygen - potassium - hydrogen - nitrogen A:
**Answer**
nitrogen