Oxygen Cycle
What is the process where O2 is transferred from the Lithosphere to the Atmosphere?
Weathering, off-gassing
How is Carbon represented on the periodic table?
C
How is Nitrogen represented on the periodic table?
N
What is an issue about the Earth's climate that has been talked about heavily recently?
Climate Change, Global Warming
What process is used by plants to convert co2 in 02?
Photosynthesis
What is the name of the process where dead animals and plants are broken down?
What is nitrogen a critical component of?
DNA and proteins
Why is the burning of fossil fuels harmful to the air?
It causes excessive amounts of carbon to be in the air
What is the process animals and plants inhale oxygen and release carbon dioxide?
Respiration
What is exhaled by animals that is used in the process of photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide
What is the process where nitrogen is converted into usable form?
Nitrogen Fixation
What's is the cause of nitrogen runoff causing water pollution
Synthetic fertilizers
What is the disruption of the oxygen cycle where harmful gases are released into the air?
Air Pollution
What is the process where fossil fuels are burned and carbon is released back into the oxygen.
Combustion
What is the process where ammonia is converted into nitrate?
Nitrification
What causes acid rain?
An excessive amount of Sulfur Dioxide in the air
What does the ozone absorb to protect Earth from harmful radiation?
Ultraviolet(UV) radiation from the sun
What do plants make from Carbon Dioxide to power the process of photosynthesis?
Glucose
What is the process where plants take up nitrate from the soil and use it.
Assimilation
What is the process of chopping down an excessive amount of trees?
Deforestation