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Stack #109321
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| water cycle | The continuos movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans |
| evaporation | the change of a liquid to a gas. |
| transpiration | living organisms releasing water vapor into the atmosphere |
| condensation | water vapor turns from gas to liquid(clouds) |
| precipitation | rain, sleet, hail,snow |
| carbon cycle | movement of carbon from nonliving organisms to living things |
| decomposition | the breakdown of organic waste |
| nitrogen cycle | the movement of nitrogen from nonliving organisms to living things |
| pollution | an undesirable chnge in the natural inviroment that is caused by the introduction of substances that harmful to living organisms or by excessive wastes, heat, noise, or radiation |
| renewable resource | a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed. |
| nonrenewable resource | a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed. |
| biodiversity | the variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation within a population, the variety of species in a community, or the variety of communities in an ecosystem |
| conservation | the preservation and wise use of natural resource |
| biodegradeable | capable of being broken down by biological processes, such as the action of bacteria |
| recycling | the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items |
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