What are the major nutrient cycles?
:What are the major nutrient cycles? Three general nutrient cycles are hydrologic, atmospheric, and sedimentary Hydrologic/Water Cycle: water in the form ice, liquid water, or water vapor cycles through the ecosphere. The hydrosphere is the main storehouse during this cycle. Atmospheric Cycle: cycle of various gases in the atmosphere, including nitrogen and carbon dioxide, from the atmosphere to soil and organisms, then back into the atmosphere Sedimentary Cycle: cycle of solid elements that usually move very slowly from the land, to sediment of oceans, then back to the land as an effect of geological uplifting of the crust. The earth’s crust is the major storehouse of the elements that are involved in this process. The Water Cycle :The Water Cycle The processes that make up this cycle are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, percolation, and runoff Evaporation: conversion of water into vapor Transpiration: evaporation from leaves of water extracted by
