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