Water Cycle
The chemical formula for Atmospheric Water is known as
H2O
The chemical name and formula for Atmospheric Carbon is known as
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
The Chemical Formula for Nitrogen Gas is known as
N2
Phosphorus is needed for molecules such as RNA and _________
DNA
The four elements that make up 95 percent of the body in most organisms include oxygen, _______, hydrogen, and nitrogen
Carbon
The physical process of Water becoming Atmospheric Water is known as __________
Evaporation
The carbon in coal, oil, and natural gas came from....
Dead Organisms
NO3 is referred to as __________________
Nitrate
The process of phosphate cycling through rocks is known as what type of process? Biological or Geological?
Geological
This gas only makes up about 20% of our atmosphere
Oxygen Gas (O2)
The process of clouds condensing water in a form such as rain is known as ____________
Precipitation
The intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide is known as..
Respiration
This is the process by which soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas
Denitrification
Plants absorb Phosphorus through ________ and water; NOT the atmosphere
Soil
This is a key ingredient for all 'Organic' Compounds
Carbon
Using the diagram from the Power-Point, groundwater enters the ocean through a process known as _______
Runoff
This process uses carbon dioxide to produce glucose
Photosynthesis
This is the process of converting atmospheric Nitrogen into soil nitrogen
Nitrogen Fixation
Phosphate from _________ sediments are cycled into Phosphate in Rocks
Marine
This nutrient is needed for all organisms to build proteins
Nitrogen
This is the process in which water evaporates from the leaves of plants
Transpiration
The atomic number for Carbon is
6
NO2 is referred to as ___________
Nitrite
The atomic number for Phosphorus is__________
15
This is the most abundant gas in the Atmosphere
Nitrogen Gas (N2)