The Water Cycle
The droplets on the outside of your cold glass.
What is condensation?
Energy absorbed by plants from the sun.
What is sunlight?
Any sort of water falling from clouds.
What is precipitation?
When plants absorb water then release the vapor into the atmosphere.
What is transpiration?
When a plant uses sunlight to make sugars.
What is photosynthesis?
Gas that makes up about 78% of the air.
What is Nitrogen gas?
Water from rain and snow melt that doesn't soak into the ground.
What is run-off?
A clear odorless gas that humans cannot breathe.
What is CO2?
Leftover remains of food, animals, and plants that can decompose naturally.
What is Organic waste?
When water turns to gas.
What is evaporation?
Air pollutants being released into air, including CO2.
What is auto & factory emissions?
bacteria and archaea turn ammonia into nitrite and then into nitrate
What is nitrification?
When plants absorb nutrients and water through their roots.
What is planet uptake?
When living things break down dead plants and animals.
What is organism decay?
Bacteria in soil and water turns nitrates into nitrogen gas, then releases it into the atmosphere.
What is denitrification?