3. Jeopardy

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12. The only process that does not have a gaseous stage.

13. Phosphorus

14. This process starts with rock erosion.

15. Phosphorus

16. Large amounts of carbon dioxide are absorbed by these two things

17. Oceans and plants

18. The process of turning nitrites into nitrates.

19. Nitrification

20. Nitrogen is a key element in the formation of this substance necessary to living things.

21. Amino acids

23. Convergent

24. An area surrounding the pacific plate that is home to the earth’s most volcanoes.

25. Ring of Fire

26. Landmass found at diverging plates

27. Ridge

28. Earthquakes are measured on the this scale

29. Richter Scale

31. Law of Lateral Continuity

32. Air movement caused by land being warmer than the ocean.

33. Sea Breeze

34. Winds that weaken and cause ENSO

35. Trade winds

36. Location of the thermocline near Australia under normal conditions.

37. Deep

38. Latitudes where warm air rises.

39. 0 60 N & S

40. Shortened version is ENSO.

41. El Nino Southern Oscillation

42. The first organism to grow on dry magma and secrete acid to break down bare rock

43. Moss (Lichens)

44. Secondary succession occurs after a disturbance in an ecosystem that doesn’t destroy this.

45. Soil

46. This natural occurring event promotes an increase in trees

47. Landslides

48. Ecological succession on an island is similar to primary succession on land, but the species must come from this

49. ancestors carried by water, wind, or other organisms

53. This biome is characterized by low precipitation and high latitudes

54. Tundra

55. This biome is characterized by trees like oak, maple, buckeye, and cedar

56. Deciduous Forest

57. This biome is characterized by animals like bears, moose, and trees like the evergreen

58. Coniferous Forest

59. This biome is very hot during the day and very cold at night.

60. Desert

61. This biome is characterized by average rainfall and is also referred to as the steppe

62. Grassland

63. Natural event that encourages the population increase of grasses

64. Wild Fires

66. Shield Volcano

67. Causes hurricanes to form over water

68. Pressure difference between mixing hot and cold fronts

69. Major Fault in California

70. St. Andreas Fault

71. 3 Reasons for good fishing in S. America during normal years.

72. High thermocline, Little rain, Nutrients from upwelling

74. Scientists

75. In 1915 this scientist coined the phrase “Pangea” to describe the supercontinent that was all the current land masses joined together.