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Cycles of Matter
(Kiley) Key Terms
| Definitions | Terms |
|---|---|
| States that matter is neither created or destroyed during physical or chemical changes. | The Law conservation of Matter. |
| States that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. | The Law 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, mainly plants take in carbon dioxide and water with the aid of sunlight to produce food and oxygen | Cellular respiration |
| Describes 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 the water vapor (gas) due to increased heat. | Evaporation |
| Plants release water vapor from their leaves during a process | Transpiration |
| The process of rising "water going up" water vapor (gas) cooling and changing into water droplets (liquid) | Condensation |
| Condensation can also take place in plants or other objects on a cool morning forming dew. | Dew |
| Condensing water vapor collects as clouds, but as the droplets continue to grow large, they become heavier. | Precipitation |
| Essential for life and is the building block of all living things. | The Carbon Cycle |
| Essential for life and is manly required for breathing, combustion "burning", supporting aquatic life, and decomposition. of organic waste/matter. | The Oxygen Cycle |
| Decreasing the number of producer that creates oxygen. | Deforestation |
| One of the necessary elements of life. | The Nitrogen Cycle |
| The process of changing free nitrogen gas N2 into a viable form of nitrogen called nitrogen compounds . | Nitrogen Fixation |