Cycle Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Photosynthesis: the process where primary producers use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars, releasing oxygen
Nitrogen fixation: the conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia
Seepage: the ground absorbing the water
Carbon Cycle: describes the route that carbon atoms take throughout the environment
Water Cycle: the movement of water throughout the environment
Groundwater: fresh water found below the Earth's surface
Transpiration: the release of water vapor by plants through their leaves
Denitrification: when nitrates get converted back into nitrogen
Nitrogen Cycle: describes the routes that nitrogen atoms take through the environment
Consumer: most animals like humans
Decomposer: bacteria and fungi
Evaporation: a change in state from a liquid to a vapor (gas)
Aquifer: underground reservoirs or storage areas of water
Runoff: water that flows over land and collects in streams or rivers
Condensation: a change in state from vapor to a liquid; when clouds form
Precipitation: rain, snow, sleet or hail coming down from the clouds

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photosynthesis: the process where primary producers use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars, releasing oxygen
nitrogen fixation: the conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia
seepage: the ground absorbing the water
carbon cycle: describes the route that carbon atoms take throughout the environment
water cycle: the movement of water throughout the environment
groundwater: fresh water found below the earth's surface
transpiration: the release of water vapor by plants through their leaves
denitrification: when nitrates get converted back into nitrogen
nitrogen cycle: describes the routes that nitrogen atoms take through the environment
consumer: most animals like humans
decomposer: bacteria and fungi
evaporation: a change in state from a liquid to a vapor (gas)
aquifer: underground reservoirs or storage areas of water
runoff: water that flows over land and collects in streams or rivers
condensation: a change in state from vapor to a liquid; when clouds form
precipitation: rain, snow, sleet or hail coming down from the clouds