READ: Bio Cycles

1. Objectives and Vocabulary

Lesson Objectives

  • Define biogeochemical cycles.
  • Describe the water cycle and its processes.
  • Give an overview of the carbon cycle.
  • Outline the steps of the nitrogen cycle.

Vocabulary

  • aquatic
  • aquifer
  • biogeochemical cycle
  • carbon cycle
  • condensation
  • evaporation
  • exchange pool
  • groundwater
  • nitrogen cycle
  • nitrogen fixation
  • precipitation
  • reservoir
  • runoff
  • sublimation
  • terrestrial
  • transpiration
  • water cycle
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