The Water, Carbon, and Nitrogen Cycles
Discover how essential elements move through Earth’s systems in this infographic on the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. Learn how water circulates through the hydrosphere, how carbon moves between the biosphere and atmosphere, and how nitrogen is recycled to support life.
Topics
- AP
- AP Biology
- AP Bio
- next generation science standards
- NGSS
- water cycle
- carbon cycle
- nitrogen cycle
- matter
- elements
- compound
- reservoir
- state change
- biogeochemical cycles
- chemical elements
- Earth
- atmosphere
- hydrosphere
- geosphere
- biosphere
- evaporation
- condensation
- precipitation
- transpiration
- runoff
- percolation
- infiltration
- ground water
- ocean
- salt water
- fresh water
- climate
- weather
- clouds
- rain
- snow
- sleet
- hail
- plants
- combustion
- cellular respiration
- decomposition
- photosynthesis
- wetlands
- consumption
- agriculture
- dissolved organic carbon
- transportation
- volcanoes
- fossil fuel emission
- rocks and sediments
- temperature
- autotroph
- heterotroph
- decomposer
- biological molecule
- protein
- nucleic acid
- chlorophyll
- nitrogen fixation
- assimilation
- ammonification
- nitrification
- denitrification
- bacteria
- lightning
- rhizomes
- nitrogen fixing
- ecosystem
- abiotic
- biotic
- sinks
- sources