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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 changes | The law of conservation of mass |
| States That energy can neither be created nor destroyed-only converted from one form of energy to another. | The Law of conservation of Energy |
| Its the process in which producers, mainly plants take in carbon dioxide and water with the aid of sunlight to producers food and oxygen | Photosynthesis |
| Its the process in which producers.consumers, and decomposers convert food and oxygen to produce energy,carbon dioxide and water | Cellular respiration |
| It describes the movement of water form 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 |
| It condenses water vapor and collects as clouds but as the droplets continue to grow larger they become heavier | Precipitation |
| The carbon cycle Describes the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystems between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere. (abiotic) | Carbon cycle |
| The oxygen cycle describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms and the atmosphere. | Oxygen cycle |
| Deforestation decreases the number of producers that created oxygen | Deforestation |
| The nitrogen cycle describes how nitrogen moves between plants,animals,bacteria, The atmosphere (the air) and soil in the ground | The nitrogen cycle |
| The nitrogen fixation is the process of changing free nitrogen gas (N2) into the usable form of nitrogen called nitrogen compounds. | Nitrogen fixation |