3B Hannah Rogers

1. water stored under the surface of the Earth
3. water can absorb into the ground and become _______
5. Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants
6. water that falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail, or freezing rain
11. Process where water moves above, on, and below the Earth's surface
14. when plants use water to help make energy, and they also lose some water to the surrounding air
16. Carbon moves from plants to animals
17. The ammonium salts are absorbed onto clay in the soil and then chemically altered by bacteria
19. as dead plants and animals decompose, nitrogen is converted into inorganic forms such as ammonium salts (NH4+) by a process called _______
20. _______ splits n2 atoms

2. Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere
4. Carbon moves from _____ to the atmosphere when fuels are burned
7. ________ get nitrogen they need by consuming plants or other animals that contain organic molecules composed partially of nitrogen
8. _______ need nitrogen to grow
9. process which water is converted from its liquid state to the gaseous state
10. Most of the earth's _____ is in the atmosphere
12. process which water vapor is changed back into liquid water
13. water can become _______ when it flows along the surface into lakes, rivers, and streams
15. Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the ______
18. Carbon moves from plants and animals to _____