Cycles of Matter flipbook Instructions

Fold 3 sheets of paper in order to make 6 flaps and label them according to the example to the left. Cycles 1. Cycles of matter 2. The Water Cycle 3. Nitrogen Element/Nitrogen Cycle 4. Carbon Element/ Carbon Cycle On the back Review Questions 5. Greenhouse Effect

Cycles of Matter How does the way that matter flows through an ecosystem differ form the way that energy flows? Why do living organisms need nutrients?

Water cycle Label the different parts of the water cycle How are evaporation and transpiration related?

Nitrogen Cycle flap Paste image of the nitrogen cycle and label the parts. What percent of the atmosphere is nitrogen? How do consumers obtain nitrogen? Which organisms fix nitrogen? Define: Nitrogen Fixation Denitrification What adds nitrogen to the atmosphere? What removes nitrogen from the atmosphere?

Carbon Cycle flap Paste image of carbon cycle and fill in What role does carbon play? How is carbon found in the atomosphere? Define: Photosynthesis Combustion Respiration What adds carbon to the atmosphere? What removes carbon from the atmosphere?

The green house effect Draw Draw the picture on pg 87 figure 4-1 and write what is happening. Define Climate Greenhouse effect How does the greenhouse effect maintain the biosphere’s temperature range? Describe two ways in which heat is transported in the biosphere

Review question Write the following questions on the back we will answer them together Biologists describe nutrients as moving through cycles because the substances The only organisms that can convert nitrogen in the atmosphere into a form useful to living things are nitrogen-fixing Carbon is found in the atmosphere in the form of Earth's temperature range is maintained by