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Earth Cycles Vocab

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water cycle the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back, passing through the living and nonliving parts of the environment
nitrogen cycle the process by which nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere, fixed in the soil by bacteria, incorporated into other living things, and then released back into the atmosphere
carbon cycle the system in which carbon is transferred from Earth's interior to the atmosphere, oceans, crust, and living things
nitrogen fixation the process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form of nitrogen
evaporation process by which molecules of liiquid water absorb energy and change to the gas state
condensation the change from the gaseous to the liquid state of matter
precipitation forms of water such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth's surface
groundwater water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
drought a water shortage caused by long periods of low precipitation in a particular area
photosynthesis process by which plants and some other organisms capture light energy and use it to make food from carbon dioxide and water
greenhouse gases gases in the atmosphere that trap heat
global warning a gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere
ozone a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two
ozone layer the layer of the upper atmosphere about 30 kilometers above Earth's surface where ozone is concentrated
chlorofluorocarbons one of a group of chlorine compounds formerly used in air conditioners and refrigerators
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