Biogeochemical Processes

Front

What is the formula for atmospheric nitrogen?

Back

N₂

Front

What is an underground layer of sand, gravel or rock that stores and carries water?

Back

Aquifer

Front

How does the human body return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

Back

Cellular respiration

Front

What process brings phosphorous into our waterways?

Back

Runoff

Front

What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?

Back

Nitrogen fixation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere and back?

Back

Water cycle

Front

What is the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide into glucose using sunlight?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the process of converting nitrates back into nitrogen gas?

Back

Denitrification

Front

What is the primary source of phosphorus in ecosystems?

Back

Weathering of rocks

Front

What is the term for the process of water soaking into the ground?

Back

Infiltration