Earth Cycles { Final Assessment}

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Part 1

Rock Cycle 

1. How does a metamorphic rock become a sedimentary rock? 

Metamorphic rock turns into sedimentary throughout weathering and erosion. We weathering happens it breaks down the metamorphic rick into sediments than erosion moves sediments to water and than compaction and cementation creates sedimentary rock.

Metamorphic rock ---> Weathering---> Sediments ---> Erosion ---> Compaction, Cementation ---> Sedimentary rock.

2. How does Magma change into Metamorphic rock?

Magma change to metamorphic rock throughout crystallization. When magma cools down by the process called crystallization it turns into Igneous rock. Than, heat and pressure turns into metamorphic rock.

Magma---> Crystallization(cooling) ---> Igneous rock ---> heat and pressure ---> Metamorphic rock.

Carbon Cycle 

3. How does a consumer become fossil fuel? 

When a consumer die, the decomposers  breaks the organisms down. This process called Decomposition which happens in million years. After the process finish it become fossil fuel. 

Consumers---> Die---> Decomposers---> Decomposition---> Fossil Fuel.

4. How can a fossil fuel be used in photosynthesis?  

First the fossil fuel will burn by he factories and than release carbon dioxide. This process called Co2 mission, than consumption happens this is when they burn the resources for example coal. Than produce carbon dioxide. It release to the atmosphere and than plants ( producers)  observe Co2 during the process of photosynthesis. 

Fossil Fuel ---> Co2 emission---> Consumption ---> Carbon dioxide--->  Producers Observe Co2 --> photosynthesis. 

Water Cycle

5. How does lake water turn into clouds?   

When the sun heat the water or plants it makes evaporation and transpiration. That release gas called Water vapor. This gas goes to the atmosphere and it start to get closer to each other and create clouds this called condensation. 

Water---> sunlight---> Evaporation and transpiration---> Water Vapor---> Condensation---> clouds. 

6. How can a cloud turn into groundwater? 

When clouds start to create than precipitation happens and it rains which cause the runoff from a hill or a mountain and sometimes from heavy rain. Than the runoff will Infiltration which means water goes into the soil and create groundwater. 

Clouds---> Precipitation---> Runoff---> Infiltration---> Groundwater. 

PART II 

               All 3 cycles (Water, Carbon, and Rock cycle) are important for the earth. If one didn't work the other two wouldn't work either. Also they all are connected to the 4 spheres. Hydrosphere, lithosphere, Atmosphere, and biosphere. 

              Hydrosphere is connected to the rock cycle by when weathering happens it breaks down the rocks into sediments than erosion moves sediments to the water and become sedimentary rock. Also, when lava falls in the water it cools and become igneous rock. Hydrosphere is also connected to water cycle. This happens when precipitation happens and it cause the runoff. Than Infiltration happens which means the water goes into the soil and that create groundwater. Hydrosphere is connected to the carbon cycle when the plants takes in water from the groundwater during photosynthesis and take the sunlight and Co2 and release oxygen. 

             Lithosphere is connected to the rock cycle when Weathering breaks down rocks into sediments and erosion moves them to the water and that's when compaction and cementation happens and create sedimentary rocks than heat and pressure turns it to Metamorphic rock. Than melting change it to magma. All of this happens under the ground. Lithosphere is connected to water cycle when precipitation happens and the runoff happens. Than  Infiltration happens which means the water got suck into the soil and great groundwater. Lithosphere is connected to carbon cycle when consumers die and the decomposers breaks them down during the process decompositions than it create fossil fuel underground and that takes millions of years. 

             Atmosphere is connected to rock cycle when the Volcano erupts and lava come out, it release Co2 to the atmosphere. It's also connected to Water cycle when the sun heat the water and plant and it cause evaporation and transpiration. Than the water vapor release and it create clouds which is called condensation. Atmosphere is connected to carbon cycle when factories burns fossil fuels and that is called Co2 Emission and it release carbon dioxide to the air. 

             Biosphere is related to rock cycle when volcano eruption happens it release a lot Co2 and if it release a lot and their is consumers around the area it might kill them because they breath a lot of Co2. The water cycle is related to biosphere when Plants takes in Co2, Water, Sunlight during photosynthesis and it release Oxygen to all living things. The Biosphere is also related to carbon cycle when consumers eats plants to make them survive which is a kind of biosphere. 

Part III

How are the three cycles (carbon, water, and rock) connected to each other? 

The rock, water, carbon cycles all work together. If one didn't exist the other wouldn't exist too. The water cycle creates the water evaporation and plant transpiration and this release gas into the air called water vapor which create condensation(clouds). That makes precipitation. Another word for it Weathering which breaks down rocks into sediments. The rock cycle has coals ( type of igneous rock) which was create in the carbon cycle. When consumers die and the decomposers breaks them down in the process called decomposition which takes millions of years to create fossil fuel. Also, when erosion moves sediments to water the rock cycle and water cycle work together. When the Water vapor creates clouds it also makes Co2 to release and trees takes them during photosynthesis and it release Oxygen to all of us (consumers). That is how all three cycles work togather.