Biogeochemical Cycles

2. Process by which water changes from a liquid into a gas
5. A process by which green plants turn carbon dioxide into carbohydrates
7. Equation Glucose and oxygen yield carbon dioxide, water, and ATP energy
9. Matter Matter originating from a living organism; contains hydrocarbons
10. Carbon molecules bonded to hydrogen molecules
11. Precipitation not absorbed into soil that moved to water collection points
13. Process by which droplets of water fall to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
16. The downward movement of water from land surfaces into soil or porous rock
17. The most abundant element in the atmosphere, it is essential for life
18. Process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water
19. The breaking down of materials by rotting, decay, or microorganisms
20. The fourth most abundant element in the universe and essential to life on Earth

1. Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight yields glucose and oxygen
3. Carbohydrates(glucose) are used to make ATP energy for metabolic reactions
4. The process of burning something
6. Cycle Process in which water circulates between Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land
8. Microscopic marine plants that use carbon to make shells of calcium carbonate
12. Cycle A system that changes atmospheric nitrogen into usable forms
14. Nitrifying bacteria convert unusable forms of soil nitrogen into useable forms
15. Turning atmospheric nitrogen into useable forms
18. Cycle A system that transfers carbon from one part of the environment to another