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Cycles of Matter
Kinsley Dukes Key Terms
| Definition | Terms |
|---|---|
| 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 from one form of energy to another. | 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 |
| The movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back in various forms/States. | Water Cycle |
| The process of water (liquid) changing to water vapor (gas) due to increased heat. | Evaporation |
| The process where plants release water vapor from their leaves. | Transpiration |
| The process of rising "water going up" water vapor (gas) cooling and changing water droplets (liquid). | Condensation |
| The process where plants or other objects on a cool morning. | Dew |
| The process in which heavy droplets of water fall to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail. | Precipitation |
| The movement where carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic) | The Carbon Cycle |
| The movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic) | The Oxygen Cycle |
| Decreases the number of producers that create oxygen. | Deforestation |
| The process that moves between plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere (the air), and soil in the ground. | The Nitrogen Cycle |
| The process of changing free nitrogen gas (N2) into a usable form of nitrogen called Nitrogen compounds. | Nitrogen Fixation |