Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.2 Biogeochemical cycles

4.2.1 Biogeochemical cycles: gaseous and sedimentary types and the water cycle

Nutrients move in cycles between living things and the air, water and rocks; in gaseous cycles the main store is the air or ocean, and in sedimentary cycles it is the Earth's crust.

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Key terms

  • biogeochemical cycle
  • nutrient cycle
  • gaseous cycle
  • sedimentary cycle
  • reservoir
  • water cycle
  • hydrological cycle
  • evapotranspiration
  • oxygen cycle
  • deforestation

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