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Atmosphere
Biogeo chemical Cycles
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Just the facts
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These two gases make up most of Earth’s atmosphere?

What are  Oxygen and nitrogen

100

 Process that converts atmospheric nitrogen into usable forms

What is Nitrogen Fixation

100
Coniferous trees are the main plant of this biome.
What is boreal, taiga or coniferous forest?
100


Descending air masses are commonly associated with:

What is a Desert climate?

100
What is the number of major land biomes?
7
200

Air pressure is greatest:

What is sea level

200

Process that converts nitrates into nitrogen gas

What is denitrification

200
Grass and small shrubs dominate this biome region.
What is a grassland?
200

Receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year with the amount of evaporation being greater than the precipitation.

What is a desert biome?

200
When a rabbit eats a plant, what level consumer is it?
What is a primary consumer?
300

ThisLayer of the Atmosphere contains Ozone

What is Stratisfier

300

Burning of fossil fuels adds this greenhouse gas to the atmosphere

What is Carbon?

300
A saguaro cactus is one of the few plants that can survive the extremes of this region.
What is a desert?
300
This biome is extremely cold and dry and receives the same amount of precipitation as a desert.
What is tundra?
300
Rainfall, snow or hail
What is precipitation?
400

the layer of the Atmosphere that contains weather 

What is Troposphere

400

this Biogeochemical cycle, has both a fast and a slow cycle

What is the Carbon cycle?

400
Plants in this biome grow in 4 distinct layers: canopy, emergent layer, understory and floor.
What is a tropical rain forest?
400

Movement of air caused by Earth’s rotation

What is Corrioliis Effect?

400
The main factor in an area that determines it's biome.
What is climate?
500

This layer is where Meteors burn up as they enter earth

What is Mesosphere

500

Evaporation, condensation and presipitation are stages of this cycle

What is water cycler?

500
Plants can photosynthesize and are called what?
What is an autotroph?
500
On a tall mountain, climate changes as you go up. What is the biome at the top of the mountain?
What is tundra ?
500

Process  that converts nitrate back into nitrogen gas?

What is Denitrification?