Water Cycle
The process where liquid water turns into water vapor through heat
What is Evaporation
TRUE OR FALSE- Nitrogen does NOT enter the biosphere
FALSE
The process where rocks are broken down by precipitation
What is Weathering
The two processes that allow the carbon cycle to occur
What is Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
After several weeks of heavy rain, a town experiences severe flooding, damaging homes and infrastructure. What part of the water cycle is most responsible for this issue?
What is precipitation
Where groundwater is located (2 answers)
What is soil and porous rocks
Where nitrogen-fixing bacteria live (2 answers)
What is on the roots of SOME plants, and soil
TRUE OR FALSE- Phosphorus does NOT enter the atmosphere
TRUE
The product of carbon becoming trapped underground for a long period of time
What is Fossil Fuels
A farmer pours too much fertilizer onto their fields. After raining, the fertilizer washed into a nearby lake, causing an algae bloom that takes oxygen away from the water and kills fish. What part of the phosphorus cycle does this represent?
This powers the water cycle
What is the Sun
The process where nitrogen gas is converted into nitrogen compounds through oxidation
What is nitrification
The process that moves rocks from the ocean to the land?
What is geological uplifting
A NATURAL event that causes carbon to enter the atmosphere
What is Volcanic eruption
A city experiences rapid deforestation to make room for new houses. Over time, locals experience a rise in temperature. What cycle does this represent?
What is the carbon cycle
I can come in forms such as rain, sleet, hail, and snow.
What is precipitation
The process where bacteria converts nitrogen gas into a usable form in the biosphere
What is Nitrogen-Fixation
Is phosphorus a LIMITING NUTRIENT?
Yes
How plants obtain carbon
What is eating plants or other animals that eat plants
A farmer decides to get rid of all mushrooms and other decomposers from his farm. He realizes a decline in plant growth. What cycle is this referring to?
What is the nitrogen cycle
The process where water vapor is released from the leaves of plants?
What is transpiration
The process where decomposers break down organic matter, and give the nitrogen off in the form of ammonia
What is Ammonification
How phosphorus is used by organisms
What is the make-up of the cell membrane (phospholipids), DNA and RNA also include phosphate groups
The term for the process of burning fossil fuels causing the release of carbon into the atmosphere?
What is Combustion
The two limiting cycles
What is nitrogen and phosphorus cycle