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☆Water vapor

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

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☆Precipitation

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

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☆Respiration

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

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Evaporation

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

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Transpiration

________ is when water travels through the biosphere.

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precipitation

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

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groundwater storage

Water can be stored in aquifers which are ________ areas.

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Biogeochemical Cycle

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

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Nutrient

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

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Denitrification

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

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Geological

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

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fossil fuels

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

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Carbon dioxide gas

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

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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.

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Carbon

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

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Nutrient

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

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Precipitation

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

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human-driven processes(Outer Ring-Human activities)

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

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"Carbon Based Life"

The importance of Carbon

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Biogeochemical Cycle

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

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Nutrient

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

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Nitrogen Fixation

the conversion of nitrogen gas to a usable form

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Denitrification

the process of bacteria converting nitrates to nitrogen gas

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Limiting Nutrient

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

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