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Cycles of matter
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| Definitions | Terms |
|---|---|
| states that matter is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical | The Law of Conservation of Mass |
| states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed only converted from one state 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 |
| the process in which producers , consumers, and decomposers convert food and oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water. | Cellular Respiration |
| Water Cycle | |
| is the process of water (liquid) changing to water vapor (gas) due to increased heat. | Evaporation |
| plants release water vapor from their leaves in a process called | Transpiration |
| the process of rising “water going up” water vapor (gas) cooling and changing into water droplets (liquid). | Condensation |
| Dew | |
| the process in which heavy droplets 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). | The Carbon Cycle |
| describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic). | The Oxygen Cycle |
| The Nitrogen cycle | |
| Nitrogen fixation |