Cycles

Question 1

evaporation

Answer 1

liquid water from large bodies of water that evaporates into water vapor / water to gas

Question 2

transpiration

Answer 2

moisture escaping from leaves of plants into the atmosphere

Question 3

condensation

Answer 3

water vapor in the atmosphere ‘condenses’ into clouds when temperature is correct

Question 4

precipitation

Answer 4

water in the atmosphere, when heavy enough, falls back down to the ground in the form of water or snow

Question 5

groundwater/run-off

Answer 5

water in the ground/soil makes its way back to the bodies of water

Question 6

what is the formula to fix nitrogen gas? (through nitrogen fixing bacteria)

Answer 6

Waste → NH3 (Ammonia) + Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria → NO3 (Nitrates)

Question 7

what is the formula to fix nitrogen gas? (through lightning)

Answer 7

N2 (Nitrogen gas) + O2 (Oxygen) → NO3

Question 8

what is the formula to DE-nitrify nitrates back into nitrogen gas?

Answer 8

Denitrifying Bacteria + NO3 (Nitrates) → NO2 (Nitrites) → N2 (Nitrogen gas)

Question 9

eutrophication

Answer 9

the excess amount of nitrates, typically through fertilizers, in a body of water which increase the rate of which phytoplankton grows / algae blooms(causes living things underwater to die)

Question 10

water cycle / hydrologic cycle

Answer 10

water evaporates or is transpired into vapor, re-condenses into water, is brought down to the soil/ground through precipitation, carried back into oceans/bodies of water through run-off or groundwater

Question 11

what is the formula for photosynthesis?

Answer 11

CO2 (carbon dioxide) + H2O (water) + energy from the sun → sugars + O2 (oxygen)

Question 12

what is the formula for cellular/animal respiration?

Answer 12

O2 + sugars → CO2 + H2O