________: Processes that move the elements between the reservoirs.
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Deposition
________: The laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.
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Combustion
________: Occurs when any organic material is reacted (burned) in the presence of oxygen to give off the products of carbon dioxide, water, and energy.
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Biomass
________: Renewable energy that comes from organic matter /organisms.
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Fewer trees plants
________ mean less photosynthesis and glucose.
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Fossil Fuel Formation
________: Dead organic matter builds up underground faster than it can be anaerobically decomposed, and sediment pressurizes it.
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Photosynthesis
________: The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
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Cellular Respiration
________: The process of breakdown of food in cells and organisms with the release of energy.
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Biosphere
________: The part of Earths surface where life exists.
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Reservoirs
________: Places where elements are stored for part of the time.
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Diffusion
________: Molecules moving from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration.
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Ocean Biosphere
________: The part of the Ocean where life exists.
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Shell Formation
________: To build shells, marine life extracts calcium and carbonate ions from ocean water, combining them to make shells.
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Biogeochemical Cycles
Cycles of elements as they move through living and nonliving factors
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Reservoirs
Places where elements are stored for part of the time
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Pathways
Processes that move the elements between the reservoirs
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Biomass
Renewable energy that comes from organic matter/organisms
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Organic Compounds
Compounds that have carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen bonds
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Photosynthesis
The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar
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Cellular Respiration
The process of breakdown of food in cells and organisms with the release of energy
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Combustion
Occurs when any organic material is reacted (burned) in the presence of oxygen to give off the products of carbon dioxide, water, and energy
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Anaerobic Decomposition
Decomposition without the use of oxygen
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Fossil Fuel Formation
Dead organic matter builds up underground faster than it can be anaerobically decomposed, and sediment pressurizes it
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Diffusion
Molecules moving from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration
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Shell Formation
To build shells, marine life extracts calcium and carbonate ions from ocean water, combining them to make shells
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Deposition
The laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
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Atmosphere
The layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
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Contains Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Methane (CH4
converts to CO2 and H2O through exposure to Ozone)
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Biosphere
The part of Earths surface where life exists
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Contains consumers, biomass, and organic molecules (ex
Glucose [C6H12O6])
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Lithosphere
The solid, outer part of Earth, including the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust
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Hydrosphere
All the waters on the Earths surface
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Ocean Biosphere
The part of the Ocean where life exists
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Contains organisms, biomass, organic molecules (ex
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