Cycle vocabulary-2023

Question 1

The gas, (The air) surrounding the earth . 78% of the atmosphere is made up of Nitrogen or N2, this is an unusable form for most organisms.

Answer 1

Atmosphere

Question 2

An element that all living organisms require, (DNA, proteins, chlorophyll) however, cannot be used in the form that surrounds the Earth

Answer 2

Nitrogen

Question 3

The process of converting N2, unusable nitrogen, into biologically available nitrogen.

Answer 3

NItrogen fixation

Question 4

microbes change ammonia to nitrites (an unusable form of nitrogen for plants). and to change the nitrites into nitrates (a useable form of nitrogen for plants).

Answer 4

Nitrification

Question 5

When an organism dies or excretes waste, the nitrogen is found in the amino acids or DNA. Fungi break down the nitrogen and release the nitrogen back into the ecosystem.

Answer 5

Ammonification

Question 6

The process that changes the nitrates into nitrogen gas (N2), back into an unusable form.

Answer 6

Denitrification

Question 7

a part of Earth that stores carbon.

Answer 7

Carbon reservoir

Question 8

a carbon reservoir that absorbs carbon from the atmosphere and stores it for a long period of time.

Answer 8

Carbon sink

Question 9

a process in which plants use energy from light to change carbon dioxide and water into glucose (sugar) and oxygen.

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Photosynthesis

Question 10

The movement of carbon from reservoir to reservoir

Answer 10

Carbon Cycle

Question 11

the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere. It is a complex system that includes many different processes. Liquid water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow.

Answer 11

Water cycle

Question 12

the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.

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Evaporation

Question 13

the evaporation of water through minute pores, or stomata, in the leaves of plants.

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Transpiration

Question 14

The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

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Infiltration

Question 15

flowing along the land surface, from a high to low point.

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Run-off

Question 16

Water that infiltrates or seeps into the ground. Sometimes this water can flow out of the water, like a spring. Sometimes, this water can seep from the ground into a lake, pond, or ocean.

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Groundwater

Question 17

Water deep underground that can be stored for 1,000 of years. It can be found in water bearing, permeable rock.

Answer 17

Aquifer

Question 18

the process by which water vapor (gas) in the air is changed into liquid water. Condensation is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

Answer 18

Condensation

Question 19

water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

Answer 19

Precipitation