1: What are Biogeochemical Cycles?
The flow of chemical elements and compounds between living organisms and the physical environment.
2: What is a Reservoir of water?
A reservoir is an artificial lake where water is stored.
3: What is Precipitation? Name a few types:
Precipitation is any form of liquid or solid water particles that fall from the atmosphere and reach the surface of the Earth. Some types are rain, hail, snow, sleet and more.
4: What is Evaporation? Where does most of evaporation take place on Earth? Sublimation? Deposition?
Evaporation is when a liquid converts into a gas. Sublimation is when a solid converts into a gas. Deposition is when a gas converts into a solid.
5: What is Condensation?
Condensation is the change of water from its gaseous form into liquid water.
6: What is Runoff? Where does it ultimately end up?
Runoff is when water on the ground gets pulled towards the lowest point. Most of it normally ends up in the ocean.
7: Why are oceans salty?
Oceans are salty because water erodes salt and minerals and carries it to the ocean. When the water evaporates, the salt doesn't evaporate with it.
8: What are the 3 ways that the human body loses water?
Your body loses water through urination, sweat and respiration.
9: What is evapotranspiration?
Evapotranspiration is the sum of evaporation from the land surface plus transpiration from plants.
10: Diagram the Water Cycle (Hydrologic)
The flow of chemical elements and compounds between living organisms and the physical environment.
2: What is a Reservoir of water?
A reservoir is an artificial lake where water is stored.
3: What is Precipitation? Name a few types:
Precipitation is any form of liquid or solid water particles that fall from the atmosphere and reach the surface of the Earth. Some types are rain, hail, snow, sleet and more.
4: What is Evaporation? Where does most of evaporation take place on Earth? Sublimation? Deposition?
Evaporation is when a liquid converts into a gas. Sublimation is when a solid converts into a gas. Deposition is when a gas converts into a solid.
5: What is Condensation?
Condensation is the change of water from its gaseous form into liquid water.
6: What is Runoff? Where does it ultimately end up?
Runoff is when water on the ground gets pulled towards the lowest point. Most of it normally ends up in the ocean.
7: Why are oceans salty?
Oceans are salty because water erodes salt and minerals and carries it to the ocean. When the water evaporates, the salt doesn't evaporate with it.
8: What are the 3 ways that the human body loses water?
Your body loses water through urination, sweat and respiration.
9: What is evapotranspiration?
Evapotranspiration is the sum of evaporation from the land surface plus transpiration from plants.
10: Diagram the Water Cycle (Hydrologic)
Carbon Cycle
1: All living things require what to create their bodies?
All living things require carbon to create their bodies.
2: What percentage of the human body is Carbon?
30% of the human body is Carbon.
3: How are plants involved in the Carbon Cycle? What happens to the Carbon?- how does it get back to the environment?
Plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make their own food and grow.
4: What happens to Carbon in the ocean? How does it get there? Where does it go?
Carbon in the ocean is used by the phytoplankton. It gets there by dissolving. It goes to the phytoplankton so they can photosynthesize.
5: What are shells made of? What happens when they fall to the bottom of the ocean?
Shells are made of calcium and carbon. When shells fall to the bottom of the ocean, they pile up and make limestone after a period of time.
6: What happens to Limestone when it is dissolved in water?
When Limestone dissolves in water, it creates carbon dioxide and carbonic acid.
7: What is happening with the excess Carbon in the atmosphere? Why is it important that some of the Carbon remains locked in the ground or in ice (glaciers, permafrost)?
Excess carbon in the atmosphere warms the planet and helps plants on land grow
8: What is positive feedback loop?
A positive feedback loop is when the dead plants in permafrost melt and create carbon.
1: All living things require what to create their bodies?
All living things require carbon to create their bodies.
2: What percentage of the human body is Carbon?
30% of the human body is Carbon.
3: How are plants involved in the Carbon Cycle? What happens to the Carbon?- how does it get back to the environment?
Plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make their own food and grow.
4: What happens to Carbon in the ocean? How does it get there? Where does it go?
Carbon in the ocean is used by the phytoplankton. It gets there by dissolving. It goes to the phytoplankton so they can photosynthesize.
5: What are shells made of? What happens when they fall to the bottom of the ocean?
Shells are made of calcium and carbon. When shells fall to the bottom of the ocean, they pile up and make limestone after a period of time.
6: What happens to Limestone when it is dissolved in water?
When Limestone dissolves in water, it creates carbon dioxide and carbonic acid.
7: What is happening with the excess Carbon in the atmosphere? Why is it important that some of the Carbon remains locked in the ground or in ice (glaciers, permafrost)?
Excess carbon in the atmosphere warms the planet and helps plants on land grow
8: What is positive feedback loop?
A positive feedback loop is when the dead plants in permafrost melt and create carbon.