Environmental Science

5. The atmosphere is made up of a large percentage of
6. Nitrogen is needed for amino acids and ____.
7. The atmosphere is made up of nitrogen, oxygen, _____, and trace gases.
8. Not every point on Earth's surface is traveling at the same
11. The area of the earth near the ____ receives the most solar radiation.
12. Earth's tilt remains the same as it _____ the sun.
14. The rising of air creates an area of low pressure, which produces rainfall to create
15. Pressure is a measure of force that acts over a certain area.
18. allow us to easily see the Coriolis effect because they spin in different directions based on which hemisphere they are in
20. Different seasons are due to the _____ of Earth's axis.
21. When a hemisphere is tilted neither towards nor away from the sun, it is
22. The nitrogen we breathe needs to be converted by nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the _____ before it can be used by our bodies.

1. This can convert nitrogen into useable forms
2. Is needed for DNA, RNA, ATP, and the phospholipid bilayer.
3. When a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it is
4. Is a tool that measures air pressure.
7. Protists, fungi, and bacteria can convert N2 into ____ by using nitrogenase.
9. Is the process by which nitrate is converted back into nitrogen and oxygen.
10. The ____ of the earth and the unequal distribution of land creates three major bands of wind around the globe.
13. When a hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, it is
16. When a hemisphere is tilted neither towards nor away from the sun, it is
17. Descending air creates an area of high pressure, which prevents rainfall to create
19. The unequal heating of the earth causes global winds.