SCIENCE VOCAB

The precipitation that is more acidic than normal rainwater

ACID PRECIPITATION
A swelling on a plant root that contains nitrogen-fixing bacteria

NODULE
The process that releases nitrogen from soil back into the atmosphere

DENITRIFICATION
The process in cells by which oxygen and glucose are used to produce energy and carbon dioxide

CELLULAR RESPIRATION
A source of energy formed from dead plants and animals

FOSSIL FUEL
The process of which precipitation is gathered into a body of water

COLLECTION
Ther conversion of nitrogen in the aptmosphere to a form that can be used by plants

NITROGEN FIXATION
The brown smog produced when air pollutants react with sunlight

PHOTECHEMICAL SMOG
A pollutant released into the atmosphere

EMISSION
The precipitation that flows over the surface of soil

RUNOFF

Author

MYKENZI

102040

Card Set

SCIENCE VOCAB

Description

NITROGEN CYCLE VOCAB QUIZ

Updated

2011-09-16T02:34:52Z

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