Cycles in Nature

Question 1

water cycle - hydrologic cycle

Answer 1

evaporation: the vaporization on the surface
condensation: something that goes from a gas - liquid
precipitation: can be in the form of rain, snow, hail, ect.
run off or groundwater: water that collects or flows beneath the Earth’s surface

Question 2

oxygen cycle

Answer 2

the cycle that describes the movement of oxygen within its three main reservoirs: the atmosphere (air), the total content of biological matter within the biosphere (the global sum of all ecosystems), and the lithosphere (Earth’s crust).

Question 3

nitrogen cycle

Answer 3

the series of processes by which nitrogen and its compounds are interconverted in the environment and in living organisms, including nitrogen fixation and decomposition

Question 4

photosynthesis

Answer 4

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water