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2. process where water moves above, on, and below the Earth's surface
6. a process that returns dissolved nitrate to the atmosphere by certain bacteria
7. when water absorbs into the ground
10. water that falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail, or freezing rain
12. important to plants and animals to build amino acids, protein, and DNA
13. a process that converts nitrogen into inorganic forms such as ammonium salts (NH4+)
14. a part of seawater, the atmosphere, rocks like limestone and coal, soils, as well as all living things
15. a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere
16. the sphere of all living organisms on the planet
17. when carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere
18. the sphere where all water on Earth is in
19. process which water vapor is changed back into liquid water
20. the sphere where rocks, minerals and ground are found on and in Earth

1. process which water is converted from its liquid state to a water vapor
3. the release of water from plant leaves
4. the water that flows along the surface into lakes, rivers, and streams
5. when burned, releases carbon into the atmosphere
8. 75% of Earth's surface
9. carbon dioxide is pulled from the air to produce food made from carbon for plant growth
11. mostly made up of nitrogen and some oxygen