Environmental Science 5e How Chemicals Cycle • Biogeochemical Cycle – The complete path a chemical takes through the three major components – or reservoirs – of Earth’s systems
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Environmental Science 5e Chemical Reactions • Chemical reaction: – The process in which new chemicals are formed from elements and compounds through chemical change
Environmental Science 5e The Rock Cycle • The rock cycle: – Numerous processes that produce rocks and soils – Depends on other cycles: • tectonic cycle for energy • Hydrologic cycle for water – Rock is classified as • Igneous • Sedimentary • Metamorphic Botkin & Keller Environmental Science 5e Fig 5.9