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cycles of matter
baughman.bethana - key terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| States that matter is neither created nor destroyed during physical or chemical changes. | Law of conservation of matter. |
| States that energy cannot be created nor destroyed. | 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 by which cells derive energy from glucose. | Cellular Respiration |
| Describes the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back in various forms/states. | Water cycle |
| The process of water changing into water vapor due to increased heat. | Evaporation |
| Plants release water vapor vapor from their leaves. | Transpiration |
| The process of rising "water going up" water vapor (gas) cooling and changing into water droplets | Condensation |
| Condensation can also take place in other objects on cool mornings forming dew. | Dew |
| Condensing water vapor collects as clouds, but as the droplets continue to grow larger, they become heavier, causing them to fall. | Precipitation |
| Essential for life, building block of all living things. | The carbon cycle |
| Essential for life and is mainly required for breathing, combustion,, supporting Aquatic life, and decomposition. | The oxygen cycle |
| Decreasing the number of producers that create 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 |