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Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
100
A continous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air, changing from liquid into gas into liquid
What is water cycle
100
Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is precipitation (ex: rain, sleet, snow, or hail)
100
The layers of gases that surround the earth
What is atmosphere
200
Precipitation that flows across the land's surface and is not absorbed will flow into rivers, lakes, and streams
What is runoff
200
The changing of a liquid into a gas
What is evaporation
200
An underground layer of rock or soil filled with water
What is aquifer
300
An area from whcih water is drained.
What is watershed
300
A mixture of dead organic material that can be used as fertilizer
What is compost
300
saving, protecting, using natural resources wisely
What is conservation
400
The changing of a gas into a liquid
What is condensation
400
A resource that can be replanted or replaced naturally in a short period of time
What is renewable resource
400
Precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes, or pores, in soil and rocks
What is groundwater
500
The continous exchange of carbon among living things
What is the carbon cycle
500
The continual trapping of nitrogen gas into compounds in the soil and its return to the air
What is the nitrogen cycle
500
The loss of water through a plant's leaves
What is transpiration