Science Ch. 1 Vocab

the process in cells by which oxygen and glucose are used to produce energy and carbon dioxide.

• Collection

• Cellular Respiration

• Emission

• Runoff

precipitation that is more acidic than normal rainwater.

• Acid Precipitation

• Nodule

• Denitrification

• Fossil Fuel

the cycling of chemical elements through the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• Hydrogen

• Carbon

• Photochemical Smog

• Biogeochemical Cycle

the process by which precipitation is gathered into a body of water

• Photosynthesis

• Collection

• Runoff

• Precipitation

the conversion of nitrogen in the atmosphere to a form that can be used by plants.

• Nodule

• Legume

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Emission

is on a swelling plant root that contains nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

• Biogeochemical Cycle

• Emission

• Light

• Nodule

the brown smog produced when air pollutants react with sunlight.

• Photochemical Smog

• Emission

• Acid Precipitation

• Biogeochemical Cycle

precipitation that flows over the surface of soil.

• Runoff

• Collection

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

the process that allows green plants to make sugars from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide and that releases oxygen into the atmosphere.

• Water Cycle

• Chemical Reaction

• Biogeochemical Cycle

• Photosynthesis

a source of energy formed from dead plants and animals.

• Tesla

• Fossil Fuel

• Cars

• Emission