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Cycles of matter
(Ava Matthews) Key Terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| States that matter is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical changes. | The Law of Conservation of Mass |
| States that energy is neither created nor destroyed only can be converted to one form of energy to another. | The Law of Conservation of Energy |
| The process in which producers (mainly plants) take in carbon dioxide and water with the aid of sunlight to produce food and oxygen. | Photosynthesis |
| is the process in which producers, consumers, and decomposers convert food and oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water. | Cellular Respiration |
| describes the movement of water from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back in various forms/states. | Water Cycle |
| is the process of water (liquid) changing to water vapor (gas) due to increased heat. | Evaporation |
| Plants release water vaper from there leaves | Transpiration |
| is the process of rising “water going up” water vapor (gas) cooling and changing into water droplets (liquid). | Condensation |
| Condensation can also take place on plants or other objects on a cool morning | Dew |
| is the process in which heavy droplets of water fall to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail. | Precipitation |
| describes the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic). 5. Producers get carbon dioxide (CO2) gas from the air during photosynthesis. | The Carbon Cycle |
| describes the movements of oxygen atoms through living and non living things. | The Oxygen Cycle |
| the purposeful clearing of forested land | Deforestation |
| Builds proteins in animals and is nutrient in plants | The Nitrogen cycle |
| used by different organisms and must be change into different states. | Nitrogen fixation |