Biogeochemical Cycles

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What is the process called when ice cubes in a glass of water melt and the water becomes warm?

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melting

Front

What is the correct term used to describe the amount of heat required to prompt a phase change from ice to water?

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heat of fusion

Front

What is the transition of water from a vaporous state to a liquid state called?

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condensation

Front

At which point does condensation occur in this water cycle diagram? Options: A, B, C, D

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B

Front

How does a storm water runoff system store water? Storm water that cannot be directed back into rivers or streams is stored in

Back

Retention Ponds

Front

Which is the fifth most common pool where carbon is stored apart from the Earth’s crust, ocean, soils, and atmosphere?
The five most prominent pools where carbon is stored include the Earth’s crust, oceans, soil, atmosphere, and the _____

Back

biosphere

Front

Hailey identifies that most of the human body is water. What conclusion can she draw from this fact?

Back

The human body contains large amounts of oxygen.

Front

How does soil convert the organic matter back to CO2?

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by decomposing it

Front

What is the natural process causing the depletion of the ozone layer?

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UV rays reacting with the O2 molecules

Front

What is the primary biomolecule that cells use for energy?

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ATP