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Recycling Matter

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sublimation ice and snow change to water vapor
transpiration plants release water through leaf pores
stomata leaf pores
condensation water vapor changes to tiny droplets of liquid water
precipation rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain
runoff precipitation that runs off into the ocean
Biogeochemical cycles water cycle, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorus cycle
exchange pool the atmosphere holds water (water vapor) for a few days
reservoir the ocean is a reservoir for water
Three states of water gas, liquid, solid
evaporation sun heats water on the surface and turns it into water vapor
groundwater precipitation that soaks into the ground
aquifer an underground layer of rock that stores water for thousands of years
carbon cycle carbon is cycled between the atmosphere, land, water, and organisms
carbon an essential component of proteins, fats, & carbohydrates
cellular respiration releases carbon into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide
fossil fuels coal, oil, natural gas
carbon dioxide organisms release this during cellular respiration, plants remove it during photosynthesis
nitrogen is an important part of living things Proteins, nucleic acids, and chlorophyll are made of nigrogen
78% of the earth's atmosphere is nitrogen
The cause of our earth's rising temperature Increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
nitrates plants absorb these through their roots
nitrogen fixation the process of changing nitrogen gas to nitrates
nitrogen fixing bacteria live in soil and roots of legumes
legumes peas, soybeans, other beans
phosphate is extracted from mines and used as fertilizer
The 3 primary components of fertilizer nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
animals need this to form bones and teeth phosphorus
algal bloom rapid growth of algae on lakes; caused by runoff of nitrogen and phosphorus
Created by: janet.wilkinson
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