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