Biogeochemicals Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 2. which biogeochemical cycle is cycle C representing?
  2. 5. what type of water is water that flows over the land?
  3. 7. a way of describing __ is water leaving the atmosphere and going down to the Earth’s surface
  4. 8. every biogeochemical cycle shows some effect that ___ have on it, and is messing it up in some way
  5. 10. __ fuels are only ever part of the carbon cycle
  6. 11. every cycle has __ starting or stopping point...it just exists
  7. 12. what type of water is water that soaks into the ground?
  8. 16. this is part of the hydrological cycle, it is when the plants release water
  9. 19. water getting energy and changing from a liquid to a gas
  10. 20. look at cycle D, what type of biogeochemical cycle is being shown?
  11. 21. __ gases are mostly caused by the burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal
  12. 22. look at cycle A, what should we add more of to help remove nitrates from the nitrogen cycle?
Down
  1. 1. look at graph B, what would decrease the amount of atmospheric carbon?
  2. 3. there are __ in every cycle, it is a large holding of some compound
  3. 4. every __ contains chemical and physical processes
  4. 6. part of the hydrologic cycle-after water has evaporated into the atmosphere, it sticks to particles and __ making clouds
  5. 9. the gas __ makes up 78% of the earth’s atmosphere
  6. 13. __ plants and animals----every living organism!---needs nitrogen to live
  7. 14. since each cycle is a CYCLE, nothing is every __ nor created….it is a never ending loop
  8. 15. nitrogen __ bacteria get nitrogen from the soil that is left by the waste or decomposition of animals and give it plants
  9. 17. when there is too much water for the surface to easily absorb; one way plants get water
  10. 18. big zap from the sky that helps the nitrogen cycle