Unit 8 Study Guide: Recycling Matter
Unit 8 Study Guide: Recycling Matter
Flashcards due Wednesday:
1. Evaporation
10. Animal Respiration
2. Transpiration
11. Fossil Fuels
3. Condensation
12. Nitrogen Fixation
4. Precipitation
13. Denitrifying Bacteria
5. Runoff
14. Free Nitrogen
6. Groundwater
15. Phosphate Rock
7. Decomposition
16. Mining
8. Combustion
17. Fertilizer
9. Photosynthesis
Flashcards due Wednesday:
1. Evaporation
10. Animal Respiration
2. Transpiration
11. Fossil Fuels
3. Condensation
12. Nitrogen Fixation
4. Precipitation
13. Denitrifying Bacteria
5. Runoff
14. Free Nitrogen
6. Groundwater
15. Phosphate Rock
7. Decomposition
16. Mining
8. Combustion
17. Fertilizer
9. Photosynthesis
Questions due Friday:
(Start answering on pg. 9L in your notebook
and continue to pg. 9R)
1. Describe the steps of the Water Cycle in a
paragraph.
Questions due Friday:
(Start answering on pg. 9L in your notebook
and continue to pg. 9R)
1. Describe the steps of the Water Cycle in a
paragraph.
2. What spheres of the Earth are affected by the
Water Cycle? Give evidence of each.
Ex: The water cycle affects the geosphere when
groundwater is soaked into the soil.
2. What spheres of the Earth are affected by the
Water Cycle? Give evidence of each.
Ex: The water cycle affects the geosphere when
groundwater is soaked into the soil.
3. Describe the steps of the Carbon Cycle in a
paragraph.
3. Describe the steps of the Carbon Cycle in a
paragraph.
4. What spheres of the Earth are affected by the
Carbon Cycle? Give evidence of each.
Ex: The carbon cycle affects the atmosphere when
CO2 is released into the air from factories.
4. What spheres of the Earth are affected by the
Carbon Cycle? Give evidence of each.
Ex: The carbon cycle affects the atmosphere when
CO2 is released into the air from factories.
5. Describe the steps of the Nitrogen Cycle in a
paragraph.
5. Describe the steps of the Nitrogen Cycle in a
paragraph.
6. What spheres of the Earth are affected by the
Nitrogen Cycle? Give evidence of each.
6. What spheres of the Earth are affected by the
Nitrogen Cycle? Give evidence of each.
7. Describe the steps of the Phosphorus Cycle in a
paragraph.
7. Describe the steps of the Phosphorus Cycle in a
paragraph.
8. What sphere of the Earth is NOT affected by the
Phosphorus Cycle? Explain.
8. What sphere of the Earth is NOT affected by the
Phosphorus Cycle? Explain.
9. How is the Carbon Cycle similar to and different
from the Water Cycle
9. How is the Carbon Cycle similar to and different
from the Water Cycle
10. How is a biotic factor different from an abiotic
factor (Give an example of each)
10. How is a biotic factor different from an abiotic
factor (Give an example of each)