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biogeochemical cycles Water,nitrogen,and carbon


cycles

fossil fuels
any combustible organic
material, as ​oil, ​coal, or
natural gas, derived
from the remains of
former life

global warming 1. an increase in


the earth's
average
atmospheric
temperature that
causes
corresponding
changes in
climate and that
may result from
the greenhouse
effect.

runoff 1. something that


drains or flows
off, as rain that
flows off ​from
the land in
streams.
groundwater 1. the water
beneath the
surface of the
ground,
consisting largely
of surface water
that has seeped
down:the source
of water in
springs and
wells.

nitrogen fixation 1. any process of


combining
atmospheric
nitrogen ​with
other elements,
either by
chemical means
or by bacterial
action: used
chiefly in the
preparation of
fertilizers,
industrial
products, etc.

transpiration the passage of water


through a plant from the
roots through the
vascular system to the
atmosphere.

precipitation 1. the act of


precipitating;
state of being
precipitated.
evaporation 1. the act or
process ​of
evaporating​.

sublimation 1. a purification or
refinement;
ennoblement.

condensation he result of being made


more compact or dense.

Water cycle 1. the natural


sequence
through which
water passes
into the
atmosphere as
water vapor,
precipitates to
earth in liquid or
solid form, and
ultimately
returns to the
atmosphere
through
evaporation.
Carbon cycle a cycle of nuclear
transformations in the
interiors of the stars by
means of which
hydrogen is gradually
converted into helium
with the release of
nuclear ​energy.

Nitrogen cycle 1. the continuous


sequence of
events by which
atmospheric
nitrogen and
nitrogenous
compounds in
the soil are
converted, as by
nitrification and
nitrogen fixation,
into substances
that can be
utilized by green
plants, ​the
substances
returning to the
air and soil as a
result of the
decay of the
plants and
denitrification.

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