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Science Cycle Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Law of Conservation of Mass/Matter | The law in which matter cannot be created nor destroyed |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | The law in which energy cannot be created nor destroyed |
| Evaporation | the process where water turns into water vapor via heat |
| Transpiration | the process in which water evaporates from plants |
| Precipitation | the process in which water droplets fall from the sky |
| Groundwater | the process in which water sinks underground |
| Runoff | the process in which water runs off of hills or mountains |
| Biotic Factor | the factor of living things |
| Abiotic Factor | the factor of non living things |
| Biosphere | the globe which holds every single organisms |
| Producer | any organism that creates its own food |
| Consumer | any organism that eats other organisms |
| Condensation | the process in which water vapor turns into water droplets in the sky |
| Water Cycle | the cycle where water moves around |
| Carbon Cycle | the cycle where carbon moves from place to place |
| Nitrogen Cycle | the cycle where nitrogen moves from place to another |
| Oxygen Cycle | the cycle in where O2 moves from one place to another |
| Deforestation | The cutting down of forests |
| Cellular Respiration | the process where consumers produce carbon dioxide |
| Photosynthesis | the process in which plants create glucose |
| Fossil Fuels | material that is found underground and Is turned into carbon |
| Nitrogen Fixation | the process in which nitrogen changes into nitrogen compound |
| Ammonification | the process in which nitrogen is fixed into ammonia |
| Interconnected | combined together |
| Organism | any living thing |
| Denitrification | the process in which nitrates are broken down into Nitrogen into the atmosphere |