INTRO/WATER/CARBON/NITROGEN/PHOSPHORUS CYCLES REVIEW

___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water

Water found at the Earth's ​ (a)   can cycle rapidly, but much of Earth's water lies in ice, oceans, and underground ​ (b)   ; this water cycles ​ (c)   .

The vast majority of Earth's water is ​ (a)   found in oceans. Only a tiny fraction is readily accessible ​ (b)   , which is what humans need.

_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.

__________________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. ________________ is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

What is found underground between soil particles and in cracks of rocks?

__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. ______________ is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

What are groundwater reservoirs often tapped by wells?

Which of these nitrogen cycle processes converts atmospheric nitrogen to a soil form of nitrogen that is usable by plants?