Biogeochemical Cycles

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What cycle includes condensation?

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Water Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Water falling to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet, snow, and hail.

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Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Water from precipitation running down land into larger bodies of water.

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Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

In the _____________ bacteria change N2 into Nitrates.

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Nitrogen Cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Form of carbon found in the atmosphere.

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CO2

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Plants (autotrophs) taking in CO2 and changing it into food (called glucose) using the sun's energy; only plants do this process.

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Breaking down food (glucose) for energy and breathing out CO2

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Cellular Respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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Organisms that make the nitrogen cycle possible

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Bacteria

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What cycle is not found in the atmosphere but in rocks?

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Phosphorus Cycle

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The only nutrient we studied that does not cycle through the atmosphere: Carbon, Nitrogen, Water, Phosphorous

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Phosphorous