Cycles Vocab

2. release of water vapor from plants and soil
4. the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth
6. variety of ways by which water moves across the land
9. process where water falls from the atmosphere
12. systems that absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases
16. liquid to gas
17. the conversion from ammonium to nitrites to nitrates
19. water vapor to liquid water forming clouds or fog

1. layer of underground material that contains water
3. the process by which plants/algae absorb nitrates
5. the process that exchanges carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms
7. fixation the process by which bacteria/algae convert nitrogen into ammonium
8. cycle the process by which nitrogen is converted into multiple chemical forms as it moves through the air, water, soil, and living things
10. water flows vertically through the soil and rocks
11. water stored underground
13. drives the water cycle
14. the process of which organisms release carbon dioxide
15. the process of excessively enriching a body of water with nutrients creating rapid growth of algae and phytoplankton
18. the process of which plants/algae convert light energy and CO2 into sugars.