Unit 2 Review

Front

What process occurs when dead plant and animal matter decomposes and nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere?

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Denitrification

Front

During an El Nino, trade winds are typically...

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weaker

Front

What is the change of water from a liquid to a gas called?

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Evaporation

Front

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

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Nitrogen fixation

Front

What are the potential risks due to climate change?

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All of the above (Melting of polar ice caps, spread of disease, loss of biodiversity, rise in sea levels, warmer waters and more hurricanes, economic consequences, increased probability and intensity of droughts and heat waves, destruction of ecosystems, modifications of trade routes).

Front

What is the term for the process by which plants absorb nitrogen from the soil?

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Assimilation

Front

What is the term for the conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia?

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Nitrogen fixation

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

Front

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

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Transpiration

Front

What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for climate change?

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Carbon dioxide (CO2)