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Cycles of Matter
Ethan G Key Terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| States that matter is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical changes | Law of conservation of mass |
| States that energy can neither be created nor destroyed only converted forms | Law of conservation of energy |
| IS the process in which producers(plants) take CO2 and turn it into food | Photosynthesis |
| Is the process in which producers, consumers, and decomposers convert oxygen to produce energy | Cellular Respiration |
| Describes the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere back to earth again | Water cycle |
| Describes when water is heated is turns into water vapor and travels to earths atmosphere | Evaporation |
| Describes how water enters plants and leaves through the leaves | Transpiration |
| When water molecules collect around dust particles in the air and form clouds | Condensation |
| When the land is wet and cold and water condenses into dew | Dew |
| Describes how rain, snow, sleet, and hail fall to earth | Precipitation |
| Describes the movement of carbon from livings things back to the atmosphere | The Carbon Cycle |
| Describes the movement of oxygen in living things | The Oxygen Cycle |
| The mass cutting of trees | Deforestation |
| Describes the movement of nitrogen in the atmosphere and earth | The Nitrogen Cycle |
| Nitrogen be changed from free form to nitrogen compounds | Nitrogen Fixation |