Env Unit 2 Vocab

Biogeochemical Cycles

• Liquid to Gas:
• process in which elements, chemical compounds, and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another
• A natural environment that absorbs and stores more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases, which offsets greenhouse gas emissions.
• (Puddles disappearing)

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Closed System

• Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
• Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
• A system in which no matter is allowed to enter or leave, the Earth is an example

Evaporation

• Gas to a liquid

• Liquid to Gas:
• process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
• The process of purifying water to make it suitable for consumption and utilization

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Transpiration

• Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
• bacteria that can use nitrogen in soil to make nitrogen compounds
• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
• Process in which various chemicals in upper layers of soil are dissolved and carried to lower layers and, in some cases, to groundwater.

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Condensation

• Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
• Gas to liquid
• water in the form of a gas
• A natural environment that absorbs and stores more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases, which offsets greenhouse gas emissions.

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Precipitation

• Water that moves across the land surface and into streams and rivers
• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
• Does not contain any saltwater and can be rivers, lakes, streams,ponds, and wetlands
• The process of purifying water to make it suitable for consumption and utilization

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Runoff

• A system in which no matter is allowed to enter or leave, the Earth is an example
• Water that moves across the land surface and into streams and rivers
• A rapid reaction between oxygen and fuel that results in fire
• A chemical reaction that breaks down compounds into simpler products.

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Infiltration

• Process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia
• Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
• the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
• Does not contain any saltwater and can be rivers, lakes, streams,ponds, and wetlands

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Saltwater

• Liquid to Gas:
• bacteria that can use nitrogen in soil to make nitrogen compounds
• water with about 3.5% salt content; ocean water or seawater.
• A rapid reaction between oxygen and fuel that results in fire

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Freshwater

• Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff.
• Does not contain any saltwater and can be rivers, lakes, streams,ponds, and wetlands
• Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
• A system in which no matter is allowed to enter or leave, the Earth is an example

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4