Oxygen Cycle
The oxygen we breathe is in this form
O2
CO2
What form does nitrogen take place as in the atmosphere?
N2
When was the Haber-Bosch Process created?
1909
A solid form of carbon located in the lithosphere. (hint: used for energy production)
Coal
How do marine-life get oxygen?
By the oxygen dissolved in the water.
What is the main way carbon is released into the atmosphere?
Respiration
What is fertilizer usually made of?
Ammonia
The Haber-Bosch Process is used to create this.
Ammonia or fertilizer
How much of the atmosphere consists of nitrogen?
About 78%
This gas made of oxygen blocks UV rays
Ozone
What carbonate rock is stored underground?
Limestone
What breaks down nitrogen into its different forms?
Bacteria
How does the Haber-Bosch process positively impact human life?
By allowing for the production of nitrogen-based fertilizers.
Which "sphere" stores oxygen and releases it over a long period of time?
Lithosphere
The main way that oxygen is produced.
Photosynthesis
How is carbon related to the biosphere?
It is the foundation for all organisms.
What is the two ways that ammonia can be naturally created.
Nitrogen fixation & Ammonification
About how much of the population is fed by the Haber-Bosch Process.
About 40%
What are the 4 main reservoirs for carbon?
Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.
Where is the ozone layer located?
The lower portion of the stratosphere.
What process changes dead organisms into fossil fuels and is it solar powered or internally powered?
Decomposition and solar powered
Why is the nitrogen cycle so important to life?
Because, if nitrogen couldn't circulate, then life wouldn't be possible.
How can the Haber-Bosch cycle negatively impact life?
By nitrogen seeping into runoff, then causing algae blooms or getting into drinking water.
What 2 elements does the hydrosphere mainly have?
Oxygen and Hydrogen