Carbon Cycle
Carbon dioxide leaves the atmosphere through the process of:
What is PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Nitrogen gas makes up how of the atmosphere:
What is 78%
How is the phosphorus cycle different from all other geochemical cycles:
What is IT DOESN'T CYCLE THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE
The process by which water falls from the sky:
What is PERCIPITATION
A coffee mug gets hot because of hot coffee
What is CONDUCTION
The product of photosynthesis:
What is OXYGEN & GLUCOSE
Plants and animals need nitrogen to make:
What is AMINO ACIDS, PROTEINS, DNA
Phosphorous is released by
What is LEACHING, WEATHERING, MINING
The process by which liquid water becomes water vapor:
What is EVAPORATION
Feeling the heat of a hot summer day:
What is RADIATION
The product of cellular respiration:
What is CARBON DIOXIDE & WATER
The type of organism that breaks down waste to produce ammonium in the soil:
What is DECOMPOSERS
Where is phosphorus found (type of rock):
What is SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
The process in which water vapor cools in the air:
What is CONDENSATION
The reason why the second floor of a house is hot:
What is CONVECTION
What organism performs photosynthesis:
What is PLANTS
Where do animals get their nitrogen:
What is FROM EATING PLANTS
Where do carnivorous get their phosphorus from:
What is FROM ANIMALS THAT EAT PLANTS
Water that is not absorbed by soil and flows on the surface:
What is RUNOFF
Heat transfers through electromagnetic waves is called:
What is RADIATION
What is the result of the Carbon cycle gone wrong:
What is GLOBAL WARMING
The process that changes nitrogen gas into usable form for plants and animals:
What is FIXATION
Excess phosphorus from agriculture in water sources causes:
What is ALGAL BLOOMS
What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater:
What is 3%
Heat transfer by direct contact:
What is CONDUCTION