23.2 Notes
Cycles of Matter
NAME:
Water Cycle:
Describe the 3 processes that water goes through during the water cycle.
1. Evaporation:
2. Condensation:
3. Precipitation:
Natural Cycles
Carbon Cycle:
Oxygen Cycle:
Nitrogen makes up 78 of the air in the atmosphere.
Nitrogen Fixation:
Nodules:
Legumes:
Questions
1. What is the source of energy for the process of evaporation?
2. What happens to the rainwater that falls on land?
3. Why are nitrogen-fixing bacteria so important to other organisms?
4. Where do nitrogen-fixing bacteria live?
5. Give 5 examples of a legume.
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6. Where does the water in precipitation come from?
7. What are the 4 forms of precipitation?
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