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MJHS8 Earth Systems Vocabulary

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Process of water leaving the Earth's surface and coming back   Water Cycle  
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Process of nitrogen moving from the air to the soil and living things and back to the air   Nitrogen Cycle  
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Made of atoms; has mass and volume; recycled on Earth   Matter  
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The ability to do work; has to be replaced as it is used up on Earth   Energy  
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Process in which producers and consumers exchange and produce carbon containing compounds   Carbon Cycle  
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Consists of the living parts of the Earth   Biosphere  
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Envelope of gases surrounding the Earth   Atmosphere  
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All of Earth's waters including oceans, lakes, rivers, and ice   Hydrosphere  
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Study of the processes that create and change Earth's surface and interior   Geology  
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Consists of the solid parts of the Earth   Geosphere  
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Movement of Earth's elements among the living and nonliving parts of the Earth   Biogeochemical cycles  
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Study of Earth's place in the universe   Astronomy  
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Study of Earth's atmosphere including weather   Meteorology  
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Study of Earth's oceans   Oceanography  
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Process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form of nitrogen   Nitrogen fixation  
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