Cycles of Matter Review

Water Cycle

100

The chemical formula for Atmospheric Water is known as 

H2O

200

The physical process of Water becoming Atmospheric Water is known as __________

Evaporation

300

The process of clouds condensing water in a form such as rain is known as ____________

Precipitation

400

Using the diagram from the Power-Point, groundwater enters the ocean through a process known as _______

Runoff

500

This is the process in which water evaporates from the leaves of plants

Transpiration

Carbon Cycle

100

The chemical name and formula for Atmospheric Carbon is known as

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

200

The carbon in coal, oil, and natural gas came from....

Dead Organisms

300

The intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide is known as..

Respiration

400

This process uses carbon dioxide to produce glucose

Photosynthesis

500

The atomic number for Carbon is 

6

Nitrogen Cycle

100

The Chemical Formula for Nitrogen Gas is known as

N2

200

NO3 is referred to as __________________

Nitrate

300

This is the process by which soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas

Denitrification

400

This is the process of converting atmospheric Nitrogen into soil nitrogen

Nitrogen Fixation

500

NO2 is referred to as ___________

Nitrite

Miscellaneous

100

The four elements that make up 95 percent of the body in most organisms include oxygen, _______, hydrogen, and nitrogen

Carbon

200

This gas only makes up about 20% of our atmosphere

Oxygen Gas (O2)

300

This is a key ingredient for all 'Organic' Compounds

Carbon

400

This nutrient is needed for all organisms to build proteins

Nitrogen

500

This is the most abundant gas in the Atmosphere

Nitrogen Gas (N2)