10.2 Vocab: Recycling Matter

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Cycles that recycle chemical elements and water for organisms.

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biogeochemical cycle

Front

Precipitation that soaks into the ground.

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groundwater

Front

Types of weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain

Back

precipitation

Front

Moves nitrogen between the atmosphere and organisms.

Back

Nitrogen cycle.

Front

Includes atmosphere, organisms, and fossil fuels

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carbon cycle

Front

Plants release water vapor through leaf pores.

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transpiration

Front

Part of a cycle that retains an element or water for a long time.

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reservoir

Front

Underground rock layer storing water

Back

aquifer

Front

Precipitation that falls on land and flows over the surface.

Back

runoff

Front

Water on the surface changes to vapor.

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evaporation