WGU C890 Task 2 |Latest Update with Complete Solution
A.
• Water:..Water..moves..through..the..atmosphere..by..evaporation..from..l
akes..and..oceans...Water..then..condenses..in..the..atmosphere..and..star
ts..to..rain,..sleet,..or..snow...This..precipitation..is..absorbed..into..the..soi
l..of..the..geosphere...Animals..and..plants..in..the..biosphere..drink..this..
water.
• Carbon:..Carbon..cycles..through..the..geosphere,..atmosphere,..and..bios
phere..when..plants..absorb..carbon..dioxide..from..the..atmosphere..and..
produce..oxygen;..animals..in..the..biosphere..then..breathe..in..the..oxyge
n..and..out..carbon..dioxide;..when..the..animal..dies..and..starts..to..decay..
carbon..is..released..into..the..air..and..absorbed..into..the..geosphere,..ove
rtime..this..carbon..is..turned..into..fossil..fuels..is..burned..to..release..carb
on..into..the..atmosphere.
• Nitrogen:..Nitrogen..starts..in..the..atmosphere..as..a..gas..through..lightin
g,..which..converts..N2..into..NH3...Bacteria..in..the..soil..convert..NH3..to..
NH4+,..which..plants..in..the..biosphere..take..up...When..the..plants..in..t
he..biosphere..die..and..start..to..decay..by..decomposers,..nitrogen..is..rele
ased,..and..the..cycle..repeats.
• Phosphorous:..Phosphorus..is..found..in..the..soil..and..rocks..in..the..geo
sphere...Through..erosion,..the..phosphorus..is..eroded..and..dissolved..i
n..the..hydrosphere,..where..it..can..either..stay..trapped..in..ocean..floor..
sediment..or..be..used..by..the..plants..and..animals..in..the..biosphere.
1. Pictures.. of.. Cycles
1(Generation. . Genius,. . 2024)
, 2.. (Geeks.. for.. Geeks,.. 2024)
Figure..3..(GeeksforGeeks, ..2024)
A.
• Water:..Water..moves..through..the..atmosphere..by..evaporation..from..l
akes..and..oceans...Water..then..condenses..in..the..atmosphere..and..star
ts..to..rain,..sleet,..or..snow...This..precipitation..is..absorbed..into..the..soi
l..of..the..geosphere...Animals..and..plants..in..the..biosphere..drink..this..
water.
• Carbon:..Carbon..cycles..through..the..geosphere,..atmosphere,..and..bios
phere..when..plants..absorb..carbon..dioxide..from..the..atmosphere..and..
produce..oxygen;..animals..in..the..biosphere..then..breathe..in..the..oxyge
n..and..out..carbon..dioxide;..when..the..animal..dies..and..starts..to..decay..
carbon..is..released..into..the..air..and..absorbed..into..the..geosphere,..ove
rtime..this..carbon..is..turned..into..fossil..fuels..is..burned..to..release..carb
on..into..the..atmosphere.
• Nitrogen:..Nitrogen..starts..in..the..atmosphere..as..a..gas..through..lightin
g,..which..converts..N2..into..NH3...Bacteria..in..the..soil..convert..NH3..to..
NH4+,..which..plants..in..the..biosphere..take..up...When..the..plants..in..t
he..biosphere..die..and..start..to..decay..by..decomposers,..nitrogen..is..rele
ased,..and..the..cycle..repeats.
• Phosphorous:..Phosphorus..is..found..in..the..soil..and..rocks..in..the..geo
sphere...Through..erosion,..the..phosphorus..is..eroded..and..dissolved..i
n..the..hydrosphere,..where..it..can..either..stay..trapped..in..ocean..floor..
sediment..or..be..used..by..the..plants..and..animals..in..the..biosphere.
1. Pictures.. of.. Cycles
1(Generation. . Genius,. . 2024)
, 2.. (Geeks.. for.. Geeks,.. 2024)
Figure..3..(GeeksforGeeks, ..2024)
