Water Cycle
When the sun heats up liquid water, this process occurs
Evaporation
Burning fossil fuels
Combustion
The layer of gas that surrounds the Earth
Atmosphere
Factories, cars, and volcanoes are ways this process can happen.
Combustion
Any moisture that falls to the ground from clouds is called _____________?
Precipitation
When a plant, animal, or insect dies, that plant, animal, or insect is broken into tiny pieces and those pieces become part of the soil.
Decomposition
The sphere or area around the planet Earth where life exists
Biosphere
A fuel (coal, oil, gas) formed in the Earth from plant or animal remains from being compressed for a very long time
fossil fuels
___________ carries water to rivers or streams that flow into oceans.
When organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell functions
Respiration
All of the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, ice, and water vapor
Hydrosphere
What role do plants play in the carbon cycle?
They complete photosynthesis, which takes CO2 out of the atmosphere
During condensation, water is changed from a gas to a ________.
liquid
The process plants use to take the energy from sunlight and use it to convert carbon dioxide and water into food.
Photosynthesis
The solid part of the Earth (crust and outer mantle)
Geosphere
The main source of energy for cells
glucose or sugar
________ temperatures cause condensation of water vapor.
Cooler
When carbon dioxide is released CO2 is released from the ocean into the atmosphere
degassing
Name all of the spheres
Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere
CO2 and calcium carbonate combine to make...
shells