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GaviCycleofMatterGD2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Law of Conservation of Mass | Mass cannot be nether created nor destroyed |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | Energy cannot be created nor destroyed |
| Evaporation | the sun melting liquid water and turning it into water vapor |
| Condensation | water forming around dust in the air and turning into cloud and they contain droplets (precipitation) |
| Precipitation | Different forms of water falling onto the Earth. Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail |
| Groundwater | Water that is being stored in the ground |
| Runoff | Water being transferred into lakes, rivers, and oceans |
| biotic factor | a living organism that shapes its environment |
| abiotic factor | a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. |
| biosphere | the region on, above, and below the Earth's surface where life exists |
| producer | an organism that creates its own food or energy |
| consumer | an oragnism that feeds off producers because it cannot create it own food |