4.3 Cycles of Matter >

☆Water vapor

________ can be carried through the atmosphere by winds before it condenses.

☆Precipitation

________ that flows on land into bodies of water is called runoff.

☆Respiration

________ (plants use up the food made from photosynthesis and turn them into energy)

Evaporation

________ occurs when surface water absorbs heat energy and changes into a gas.

Transpiration

________ is when water travels through the biosphere.

precipitation

☆Rainwater from ________ may cause erosion, allowing nutrients to be transported.

groundwater storage

Water can be stored in aquifers which are ________ areas.

Biogeochemical Cycle

________- The nutrients and matter flowing through ecosystems transform into different compounds because the matter is never created or destroyed.

Nutrient

________- a substance that organisms require to live and grow (helps organisms build tissue /carry out necessary life processes)

Denitrification

________- the process of bacteria converting nitrates to nitrogen gas.

Geological

________ (Geosphere- Volcanic eruptions, the forming /breakdown of rock, major underground movement)

fossil fuels

It contributes to the skeletons of animals, makes up many rocks, and also makes up ________.

Carbon dioxide gas

________ is made up of oxygen and carbon, which play a big factor in retaining heat within the atmosphere.

carbon cycle

The ________ starts biological and ends geological since when living beings die, the organic matter is solidified in the ground, and then turned into fossil fuels.

Carbon

________ is a major component of the four building blocks of life, and therefore an essential element to living beings.

Nutrient

Limiting ________- a(n) ________ that cycles slowly and limits the growth of an organism.

Precipitation

________ is when water falls to the surface, and can happen in many forms: rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

human-driven processes(Outer Ring-Human activities)

mining/burning fossil fuels, clearing land for agriculture, burning/replanting forests, usage of fertilizer)

"Carbon Based Life"

The importance of Carbon

Biogeochemical Cycle

The nutrients and matter flowing through ecosystems transform into different compounds because the matter is never created or destroyed

Nutrient

a substance that organisms require to live and grow (helps organisms build tissue/carry out necessary life processes)

Nitrogen Fixation

the conversion of nitrogen gas to a usable form

Denitrification

the process of bacteria converting nitrates to nitrogen gas

Limiting Nutrient

a nutrient that cycles slowly and limits the growth of an organism