Biogeochemical Flashcards

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-These processes are essential in the maintenance of life on Earth.
_include water, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen cycles.

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Biogeochemical

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-It is a complete path an element or a compound takes through the four subsystems of the Earth-atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
-It implies the involvement of life (bio-); Earth’s surface (geo-); and substances (chemical).

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Biogeochemical

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3
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-It is the movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean.
-It is also called the water cycle.

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Hydrologic cycle

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4
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Give 3 process of water cycle

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  1. evaporation
  2. condesation
  3. precipitation
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Give 3 process of water cycle

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  1. evaporation
  2. condesation
  3. precipitation
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It is the conversion of molecular _ to elemental _

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nitrogen cycle

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