EARTH SCIENCE UNIT 7 QUIZ 2
biogeochemical cycles
Essential life materials, like nitrogen and carbon, are exchanged and recycled through
cooler than the air on land
Air that comes in from the ocean during the day is usually _
earth's energy budget
There is a balance of heat coming into and going out of Earth. This is known as the
water cycle
Water vapor holds in heat and distributes it during the
Global air circulation cells move air
clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere from the equator to the poles in different directions at different latitudes
Without our unique atmosphere, the earth might be
more similar to Mars, bombarded by meteorites, and lifeless
Without the carbon-oxygen cycle
most life would not exist
Nitrogen and carbon are important to life because
they are needed for cellular growth
Our atmosphere is the largest
transport and distribution system on Earth