The Water Cycle
Powers the cycle.
Sun
Carbon dioxide
Where do we find Nitrogen?
In the atmosphere
Where do we find phosphorus?
In rocks
The names of the three types of rocks.
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
Process through plants absorb liquid water and release water vapor.
Transpiration
Absorb Carbon from the atmosphere.
Plants
Microorganism that transforms Nitrogen.
Bacteria
The first step of the Phosphorus cycle.
Weathering
The four layers of the Earth.
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
The process through which water is cleaned.
Makes fossil fuels.
Decomposing plants and animals
The first compound to which Nitrogen is transformed.
Ammonium
The second step of the Phosphorus cycle.
Absorption
The most common type of rock on Earth's surface.
Igneous rock
Rain, sleet, snow, hail
Animal action that releases Carbon to the atmosphere.
The last compound to which Nitrogen is transformed.
Nitrate
The third step of the Phosphorus cycle.
Decomposition
Different types of igneous rocks.
Intrusive and extrusive
What is another name for the water cycle.
The hydrologic cycle
A greenhouse gas
The main thing humans use Nitrogen for.
Fertilizers
Sedimentation
Heat and pressure