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1
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Carbon sink

A

store of carbon

2
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Combustion

A

Process of burning

3
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Downwelling

A

The sinking sense , salty water in the oceans

4
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Lithification

A

Transformation of sediment to rock

5
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Net Primary Productivity (NPP)

A

The rate at which plants accumulate energy in the form organics matter taking into account

6
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Respiration

A

Process in living organisms where the intake of oxygen oxidises organic substance to produce energy

7
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Terrestrial

A

On land

8
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Evaporation

A

The process by which liquid water is transformed to water vapour

9
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Sublimation

A

Solid to a gas

10
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Transpiration

A

Process by which water is lost from a plant through stomata in its leaves

11
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Evapotranspiration

A

Total amount of moisture removed by evaporatiom and transpiration

12
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Condensation

A

Process by which droplets of water or ice are formed when water vapour is cooled to dew point

13
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Interception

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Process by which raindrops are prevented from falling directly on to the soil surface by the presence of layer and vegetation. Water is intercepted by plant leaves, sems and branches.

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