Nutrient Cycles

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• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Phosphorous Cycle

Which process involves plants having water leave via pores and move into the atmosphere, possibly drying them out.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

Increases in temperature and droughts can lead to increases in WHICH 2 PARTS of the water cycle, which will move water from liquid form and from plants.

• Transpiration

• Aquafer recharge

• Evaporation

• Wastewater runoff

____ rain is caused via pollution of Nitrogen, Sulfur, and other compounds. This impacts both the Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Water cycle on earth.

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• Phosphorous Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

The carbon cycle has many carbon __________, or areas on earth where carbon is stored in many forms, and transfers from one spot to another.

• Sinks

• Lockers

• Closets

• Dishwashers

Choose all of the following that are carbon sinks...

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere & Geosphere (rocks/soils)

• The one in your kitchen

One human impact on the carbon cycle is burning of __________ fuels, which releases Carbon gas into the atmosphere that was in the lithosphere (ground/fossils).

Greenhouse ___ , examples being CO2 and methane, trap heat from the sun and slowly raise earth's temperature. These are increased due to human activities.

How does deforestation by humans play a role in the carbon cycle on earth?

• Removal of plants increases atmospheric CO2 levels

• Removal of plants decreases atmospheric CO2 levels

• Increases Greenhouse gas affect in atmosphere

• Decrease Greenhouse gas affect in atmosphere

• Atmospheric Oxygen Decreases