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Hydrogen
H
Phosphorus
P
Nitrogen Gas
N2
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon DioxideCO2
Methane
CH4
Deals in numbers, logic and an objective stance
Quantitative Research
Is a scientific procedure undertaken to make discovery, test a hypothesis or demonstrate known fact
Experiment
__________ designs investigate relationships between variables without the researcher controlling or manipulating any of them.
Correlational Research
is a statement that there exists no difference between parameter and the statistic, being compared to it
Null Hypothesis
Environmental science and the issues that it studies are complex and ____________
Interdisciplinary
_________ is the process that causes the strong two-atom nitrogen molecules found in the atmosphere to break apart so they can combine with other atoms.
Nitrogen Fixation
_________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid form.
Condensation
__________ is the energy that receives from the sun, primarily as visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.
Solar Energy
is the process that causes the strong two-atom nitrogen molecules found in the atmosphere to break apart so they can combine with other atoms
Nitrogen Fixation
decomposition by bacteria and fungi breaks down amino acids from dead animals and wastes into ammonia
Ammonification
Nitrous Oxide
N2O
Ammonia
NH3
Nitrogen Dioxide
NO2
Ammonium
NH4
Nitrate
NO3-
Chemical Equation for Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H20 ---light energy---> C6H12O6 + 6O2
6 Steps of Scientific Method
1. Observation
2. Hypothesis
3. Experiment
4. Data Analysis
5. Conclusion
6. Communicate Results
5 Steps of Coral Life Cycle
Corals release sperm and egg into the water.
Sperm unites with egg to fertilize it.
Fertilized egg becomes a planula.
Planula settles on reef to become a polyp.
Polyp divides and multiplies to form a colony.
5 Nitrogen Processes
1. Nitrogen Fixation
2. Ammonification
3. Nitrification
4. Denitrification
4 Phosphorus Cycle Processes
1. Weathering
2. Absorption by Plants
3. Absorption by Animals
4. Return to the Environment through Decomposition