water cycle
How do plants give off water?
Through transportation in their leaves.
Where does the phosphorus cycle start?
In rocks and materials
What year did the water cycle begin?
The water cycle began about 3.8 billion years ago.
an ingredient in molecules that carries energy for plant and animals.
what is the water cycle powered by?
The sun
What makes the phosphorus cycle differ from other cycle?
It doesn't have atmospheric phase
The water cycle is also known as?
The hydrological cycle.
lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere
how much of earths surface is covered by water?
70%
What happens to phosphorus when plants and animals die?
Decomposers release it back into the soil
What is the average speed at does raindrops fall through still air?
14mph
humans do not influence the phospherrus cycle in any significant way
true
what happens when clouds get too heavy to hold water?
when clouds collect too much water, gravity pulls it down to earth as precipitation
What id the primary source of phosphorus in the environment ?
Rock formations containing phosphate minerals.
What percentage of the world's water is stored in the oceans?
97%
where does phosphorus not come from in order to enter the cycle?
the atmosphere
How does the water cycle relate to weather conditions like humidity, clouds and precipitation?
The water cycle moves water up and down between the ground and air, creating humidity, clouds, and rain, which affect our weather.
How does phosphorus enter plants in soil?
Through root absorption of dissolved phosphate ions
What are the component elements of water?
Hydrogen and oxygen
where can the inorganic phosphate first be distributed into the cyccle
soil and water