Biogeochemical puzzle
Across
- 2. The chemical element of atomic number 8, a molecule of two atoms which is a colorless gas at normal temperatures and pressures.
- 4. A colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, The chemical element of atomic number 1.
- 6. A chemical reaction during which monomers (small molecules) join to form polymers (large molecules or macromolecules).
- 7. The chemical element of atomic number 6, a non metal which has two main forms.
- 9. The chemical element of atomic number 15, a poisonous, combustible non metal which exists in two common allotropic forms.
- 12. The process behind the condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere that falls down under the influence of gravity.
Down
- 1. Cycle A biogeochemical process through which nitrogen is converted into many forms.
- 3. The chemical element of atomic number 7, a colorless, odorless unreactive gas that forms about 78 percent of the earth's atmosphere.
- 5. The process that changes liquid water to gaseous water (water vapor).
- 8. Cycle The continuous movement of water within Earth and atmosphere.
- 10. The conversion between the solid and the gaseous phases of matter, with no intermediate liquid stage.
- 11. Cycle Nature's way of reusing carbon atoms, which travel from the atmosphere into organisms in the Earth and then back into the atmosphere over and over again.