Science 5.2 Flashcards
(34 cards)
bacteria and plants
necessary organisms in nitrogen cycle
denitrification
release of nitrogen from nitrogen compounds
artificial fertilizer
may upset nitrogen cycle
greenhouse effect
carbon dioxide and water vapor trapping heat
nitrogen fixation
Changing nitrogen to nitrogen compounds
ozonosphere
screens out ultraviolet rays
respiration
process of obtaining energy from food
temperature
main difference in layers of atmosphere
troposphere
the sphere of overturning
water droplets
forms as water vapor condenses
Unnecessary part of the nitrogen cycle
animals
Nitrogen makes up _________ percent of the atmosphere.
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Carbon dioxide is exchanged between the atmosphere and __________.
the oceans
the two basic processes of life involve in the carbon-oxygen cycle are _________
respiration and photosynthesis
Carbon stored in animals is returned to the atmosphere when they __________
decompose
oxygen makes up __________ percent of the atmosphere
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humans return carbon stored in fossils to the carbon- oxygen cycle by burning __________.
coal and oil
the process of changing a gas to a liquid is known as ___________
condensation
oceans store more carbon dioxide than is stored in the _________
atmosphere
water is kept from completing the water cycle by being stored _____________
in ice
the process of changing liquid to a gas is called ________________
evaporation
Heat is necessary for water to _____________
evaporate
Rain or snow falling to the ground is called ___________
precipitation
water vapor that condenses on particles of dust forms ______
droplets