Order
The only two steps that lead out of organisms
What is Death and Waste?
A Human Impact that is the action of clearing a wide area of trees
What is Deforestation?
A step in the cycle that is the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism
What is Death?
A Sink/Reservoir that is any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates
What is Bone?
A step that leads out of almost every step or place in the cycle, which is the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure
What is Runoff?
A Human Impact that is waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers
What is Sewage?
A step in the cycle that is the act or process of consuming food or resources
What is Consumption
A Sink/Reservoir that is any living thing, from single-celled microorganisms to complex animals and plants, that possesses the characteristics of life
What is Living Organisms?
The only two steps in the cycle that lead out of Soil
What is Runoff and Uptake?
A Human Impact that is the process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine
What is Mining?
A step in the cycle that is the portion of precipitation (like rain or snowmelt) that flows over the land surface and into streams, rivers, and eventually the ocean, rather than seeping into the soil
What is Runoff?
A Sink/Reservoir that is the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles
What is Soil?
The only step in the cycle that leads out of Sediment/Rock
What is Uplift or Rock Cycle?
A Human Impact that is a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility
What is Fertilizer?
A step in the cycle that is the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
What is Erosion?
A Sink/Reservoir that is a unit of water forming a physiographical feature, for example a sea or an ocean
What are Water Bodies?
A place on some of the cycles that is the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet, but it is NOT on the Phosphorus Cycle
What is Atmosphere?
A Human Impact that is the accelerated enrichment of a water body with nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus
What is Artificial Eutrophication?
A step in the cycle that is the process by which plants absorb water, nutrients, and other substances from their environment, primarily through their roots
What is Plant Uptake?
A Sink/Reservoir that are small, solid particles of mineral, rock, or organic matter that have been transported and deposited by water, wind, or ice
What is Rock Sediment?