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Environmental Science
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Undergraduate 1
11/22/2010

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Term
biochemical cycle
Definition
The reservoirs and pathways that any chemical element follows through the Earth’s system is called the:
Term
geological cycle
Definition
Processes that are responsible for the destruction of the lithosphere refer to the
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hydrologic cycle
Definition
refers to the recycling of all water
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Within any one of the biogeochemical cycles, “flux” refers to
Definition
the rate of transfer from one reservoir to another
Term
The following chemical equation describes which process:
6CO2 + 6H2O ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Definition
photosynthesis
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The original source of energy that drives the hydrologic cycle is:
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solar energy
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tectonic cycle
Definition
refers to the creation, destruction, and recycling of the crust of the Earth
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