Across
- 2. This is the largest reservoir of carbon on Earth.
- 3. the process of removing the nitrates or nitrites from (soil, air, or water) by chemical reduction.
- 4. the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7.
- 7. 97% of the earth's water is
- 11. decomposition with production of ammonia or ammonium compounds
- 12. the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
- 14. Most of water on Earth is
- 16. the process of converting (ammonia or another nitrogen compound) into nitrites or nitrates.
- 17. Plants can change carbon dioxide to carbohydrates by
- 18. change into gas or steam
Down
- 1. the falling to earth of any form of water
- 5. a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (N 2) in the air is converted into ammonia
- 6. Plants and animals need this element to make DNA, amino acids and proteins.
- 8. the formation of organic nitrogen compounds like amino acids from inorganic nitrogen compounds present in the environment.
- 9. a periodically repeated sequence of events
- 10. a biogeochemical process through which nitrogen is converted into many forms
- 13. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms.
- 15. the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
