Recycling Matter Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• nitrogen cycle : interconnected pathways through which nitrogen is recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere
• sublimation : process in which ice and snow change directly to water vapor
• transpiration : process in which plants give off water vapor from photosynthesis through tiny pores, called stomata, in their leaves
• bio geo chemical cycle : interconnected pathways through which water or a chemical element such as carbon is continuously recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere
• runoff : precipitation that falls on land and flows over the surface of the ground
• reservoir : part of a biogeochemical cycle that holds an element or water for a long period of time
• evaporation : process in which liquid water changes to water vapor
• exchange pool : part of a biogeochemical cycle that holds an element or water for a short period of time
• water cycle : interconnected pathways through which water is recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere
• precipitation : water that falls from clouds in the atmosphere to earth’s in the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, or freezing rain
• nitrogen fixation : process of changing nitrogen gas to nitrates that is carried out by nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil or in the roots of legumes
• groundwater : water that exists in the ground either in the soil or in rock layers below the surface
• condensation : process in which water vapor changes to tiny droplets of liquid water
• carbon cycle : interconnected pathways through which carbon is recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere
• aquifer : underground layer of rock that stores water