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The cycles of matter
(Jones Jamari) Key Terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Matter is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical changes | The Law of Conservation of Matter |
| states that energy can neitherr be created or destoryed-ony converted | The Law of Conservation of Energy |
| the process in which producers make food and o2 | Photosynthesis |
| the process in which producers, consumer, and decomposers convert food and 03 to produce energy,co2,and h20 | Cellular Respiration |
| the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back in many wayss | Water Cycle |
| the process of water changing into water vapor due to the increase in heat | Evaporation |
| when plants release water vapor from there leaves | Transpiration |
| the process of rising water vapor cooling and changing into water droplets | Condensation |
| condensation on plants on a cool mornign | Dew |
| the process heavy water falls in the form of snow,rain,sleet, or hail | Precipitation |
| the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem living organisms and the atmosphere | The Carbon Cycle |
| the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem living organisms and the atmosphere | The Oxygen Cycle |
| the decrease in the number of producers that create oxygen | Deforestation |
| how Nitrogen moves between plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere, and soil | The Nitrogen cycle |
| the process of changing free nitrogen gas into usable from of nitrogen compunds | Nitrogen fixation |