Water
Powers the water cycle
the Sun
The chemical reaction that removes Carbon Dioxide from the air and produces Oxygen gas as a waste product.
Photosynthesis
The process in which bacteria and lightning make Nitrogen available for plants
Nitrogen Fixation
The phosphorus cycle is the only one that does not have which location as a major reservoir?
Atmosphere
What nutrient is 70% of the Earth's surface?
Water
The process in which liquid turns into a gas
Evaporation
Carbon exists in the atmosphere as this compound
CO2
What farming product is nitrogen often found in?
Fertilizer
What is the term for phosphorus when it is in a form that can be taken in and used by plants and animals?
Phosphate
Which 2 nutrients can cause algal blooms if enough is captured in runoff?
Nitrogen and phosphorus
The process in which a gas turns into a liquid
Condensation
This step of the carbon cycle is done by all living organisms.
Cellular respiration
How are nitrates/nitrites different from nitrogen gas?
Nitrates (NO3-) and nitrites (NO21) are combined with other elements besides nitrogen.
Nitrates and nitrites can be taken in and used by living organisms like plants and animals.
Weathering is a specific form of ______________.
Erosion
Which nutrient has the largest impact of global climate change?
Carbon (CO2)
Define transpiration
Evaporation of water within the leaves, flowers, and stems of plants (via the stomata)
What are the three products of a combustion reaction?
Light, heat, CO2 (usually)
What important molecule does nitrogen help create for all living things?
DNA
Most of the world's phosphorus is stored in ___________
Rocks/sediment
Where in the human body can most of our phosphorus be found?
Bones and teeth
An underground river moving through the soil towards a lake would be an example of ____________
Aquifer
or
Groundwater flow
What is the largest carbon reservoir?
Oceans
How much of the Earth's atmosphere is made up of Nitrogen?
78%
What is eutrophication?
The mass death of organisms caused by an over abundance of nutrients in an ecosystem.
Write down the chemical formula for photosynthesis
6 H2O + 6 CO2 --------> C6H12O6 + 6 O2
Sunlight