Water/ Carbon Cycle
Water that flows from the land into a body of water
Which sphere contains all the living things on Earth?
Biosphere
Where can Nitrogen be found in our environment?
Air, water, animals, plants, the ground
What does the word weathering mean in this sentence: Phosphorus is released as rocks get weathered through storms and crashing waves.
To break down/dissolve
Why does burying a human under a tree when they die not allow the tree to have successful growth?
The human releases too much carbon during decomposition
What fraction of the earth is covered with water?
3/4
What was our most recent supercontinent named?
Pangaea
When does nitrogen stop cycling?
NEVER
Algae blooms can happen from an increase in phosphorus, which can cause hypoxic conditions in the ecosystem, why is this bad?
There is not enough oxygen for the life there.
Which element is mined by humans to use for fertilizer?
Phorphorus
Why do waste materials and dead plants or animals decay?
Decomposers
What type of plate tectonic boundary is it when the plates are colliding into each other?
Convergent Boundaries
About what percentage of the air we breathe is made of nitrogen?
78%
Eutrophication
What are the 4 things humans do to the forest and fossil fuels that impact the carbon cycle?
Burning and mining fossil fuels
How do plants use carbon dioxide in the carbon cycle?
Photosynthesis
What is the lithosphere?
the outer layer of hard rock that we interact with
What is the law called that states: Matter can be transformed, but not created nor destroyed?
The Law of Conservation of Matter
What cell parts do Phosphorus atoms have a role in?
Cell membranes and DNA/RNA
True or False: Grass is not native to North America
True or False: We need greenhouse gasses to survive, but too much is a bad thing.
True
What is the chemical formula of Ozone?
O3
What is the process of making nitrogen usable for living things?
Nitrogen Fixation
What caused the dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico?
Agriculture upstream the Mississippi
What is one effect clearing plants would have on the nutrient cycling of it's ecosystem?
Increased runoff and erosion, decreased transpiration, increased evaporation