Matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas
What process in plants helps remove carbon dioxide from the air. (mainly involves sunlight)
Photosynthesis
Which cycle involves the movement of carbon through living organisms and the atmosphere
The carbon cycle
How does water cycle through earth systems
(1 example)
evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff
What is the term for a change of matter from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
How does water move from the earth’s surface to the atmosphere
evaporation
This human activity accelerates the release of carbon dioxide by clearing forests and burning trees
Deforestation
how does nitrogen cycle through Earth's systems
(1 example)
What is the term for a substance made up of only one type of atom
An element
How does matter move from plants to animals in biogeochemical cycles?
Through consumption
What cycle moves water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
water cycle
how does carbon cycle through Earth's systems
(1 example)
photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition
What do we call the process when a gas turns directly into a solid
Deposition
Name three major biogeochemical cycles.
Carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles
Which process releases carbon from dead organisms into the soil
Decomposition
how does sulfur cycle through Earth's systems
(1 example)
volcanic activity, absorption, and decomposition.
What are isotopes
Atoms with the same protons but different neutrons
This process by bacteria converts ammonia into nitrates, making nitrogen available to plants
Nitrification
How do animals return carbon to the atmosphere?
Respiration
How does phosphorus cycle through Earth's systems without entering what? (1 example)
rocks, soil, water, and living organisms without entering the atmosphere.