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Cycles of Matter
Science
| Definitions | Terms |
|---|---|
| States that matter is neither created or 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 |
| Is the process in which producers take in carbon dioxide and water with the aid of sunlight to produce food and oxygen. | Photosynthesis |
| The process in which producers, consumers, and decomposes 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 form/states. | Water Cycle |
| The process of water changing to water vapor due to intense heat. | Evaporation |
| The process of rising water vapor cooling and changing to water droplets. | Condensation |
| Is formed when condensation takes place on plants or other objects on a cool morning. | Dew |
| Is the process in which heavy droplets of water fall to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail. | Precipitation |
| Describes the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms and the atmosphere. | The Carbon Cycle |
| Describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms and the atmosphere. | The Oxygen Cycle |
| A human process that involves clearing and chopping down trees. | Deforestation |
| Describes how Nitrogen moves between plants, animals, bacteria, and the atmosphere, and the air. | The Nitrogen Cycle |
| Is the process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form of nitrogen called nitrogen compounds. | Nitrogen Fixation |