Water Cycle
Precipitation...
The water falls to earth as a liquid.
Combustion...
CO2 released into atmosphere from burning.
Bacteria in soil/ water that converts nitrogen from air to water, so that plants can use them.
renewable
resources come back like solar energy and water
goal...
increase in food production.
water is found in...
Earths surface like oceans, lakes, rivers... and all organisms.
Macromolecules...
large molecules needed for life.
human impact in cycle
fertilizer use, fossil fuel burning, and industrial process.
nonrenewable...
resources that can only be used once and don't comeback.
Agricultural technology pros.
-contour farming
-fertilizers & helps crops grow
water trapped underground...
An aquifer
Cellular respiration...
CO2 released into earth as waste from metabolism.
Nitrogen is found in the...
-Atmosphere
-organisms
renewable energy...
solar energy, wind, water, and earths heat.
Alternative energy technology cons...
-expensive
-nuclear creates radioactive waste
what % of the Earths water is freshwater...
3%
is carbon found in...
-Minerals and rocks
-our atmosphere
-fossil fuels
-organic minerals in soil
ammonification...
bacteria converts nitrogen from waste.
nonrenewable energy...
materials that deplete faster than they are replenished.
goal of industrial technology...
make manufacturing, transportation & communication better.
what percent of water is in the ocean...
97%
The drive of Photosynthesis ...
chlorophyll
nitrogen's forms...
-gas
- essential ions
Alternative energy technology...
harnesses naturally replenishing sources like sun, wind, water, and earths heat to produce power.
Greenhouse effect...
earth warms because certain gasses & trap heat in the atmosphere.