Carbon Cycle
What process abosorbs carbon from the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
T or F Phosphorus is not cycled through the atmosphere in the phosphorus cycle.
True
What is denitrification?
Release of nitrogen back into the atmosphere as gas.
What is the process of snow evaporating called?
Sublimation
What should the Phosphorous level be in premixed soil bags?
100-150 ppm
What processes releases carbon into the atmosphere?
Cellular Respiration and Burning Fossil Fuels
What is the process of breaking down rocks?
weathering
What is Nitrogen Fixation?
Conversion of nitrogen in atmosphere to nitrogen in soil.
What processes lead to clouds beig formed?
Condensation and Evaporation
Which country Irrigates the most?
China
What is responsible for releasing carbon?
Animals and Bacteria
How is sedimentation brought back to the waters surface?
Through Uplift
How do we gain Nitrotgen?
By eating Plants
What is evaporation?
Water going into the atmosphere
What is the Equation for cellular respiration?
Sugar+Oxygen->ATP+Water+Carbon Dioxide
What is responsible for storing carbon?
Plants and Ocean
How does phosphorous return to the soil from plants and animals?
Decomposition
What is Assimilation in the Nitrogen Cycle?
Uptake of nitrates by plants
What is the process of water entering aquifers called?
Infiltration
Where does cellular respiration occur?
The Mitochondria
What kind of stomach do cows have that release carbon emissions?
Ruminant
How do humans affect the amount of phosphorous in our soil?
By adding fertilizer into soil that contains phosphorous
What is another way Nitrogen can go into the soil that is NOT with plants?
Lightning
What is it called when water falls back to the Earth?
Precipitation
What are the four compartments of the cows stomach?
Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum