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Cycles of matter
Question | Answer |
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Law of Conservation of Energy | The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted to another form |
Law of Conservation of Mass | The rule that the total amount of matter is neither created or destroyed during any chemical or physical change |
Evaporation | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas |
Condensation | The change in state from a gas to a liquid |
Precipitation | Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the Earth's surface as rain, sleet, snow, or hail |
Transpiration | The process by which water is lost through a plants leaves |
Nitrogen Fixation | The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form of nitrogen called nitrogen compound |
Carbon Cycle | the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms and the atmosphere |
Oxygen Cycle | the cycling of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms and the atmosphere |
Nitrogen Cycle | describes how nitrogen moves between plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere and soil |
Photosynthesis | The process by which plants and other autotrophs capture and use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water |
Cellular Respiration | The process in which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical reactions inside cells, releasing energy |
Decomposition | The breaking down of biotic wastes and dead organisms, returning raw materials back to the soil and water |
Producer | An organism that can make its own food. |
Consumer | An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms |
Dew | When water vapor changes from gas to liquid directly on a surface |