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Cycles of Matter
(Layla G.) Key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Oxygen Cycle | Describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic) |
| Evaporation | The process of water or a liquid changing to water vapor due to increased heat |
| Transpiration | When plants release water vapor from their leaves |
| Dew | When condensation takes place on plants or other objects on a cool morning |
| The Law of Conservation of Mass | States that matter is neither created nor destroyed during physical or chemical changes |
| The Law of Conservation of Energy | States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted form one form of energy to another |
| Cellular Respiration | Is the process in which producers, consumers, consumers and decomposers convert food and oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water |
| Condensation | Is the process of rising "water going" water vapor (gas) cooling and changing into water droplets collect around dust particles and eventually form clouds |
| Precipitation | Is the process in which heavy droplets of water fall to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail |
| The Nitrogen cycle | Describes how nitrogen moves between plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere ( the air), and the soil in the ground |
| The Water Cycle | Describes the movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back in various forms/ states |
| Photosynthesis | Is the process in which producers, mainly plants take in carbon dioxide and water with the aid of sunlight to |
| The Carbon Cycle | Describes the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic) |
| Deforestation | The process of cutting and and burning (clearing the forest) |
| Nitrogen fixation | Which process changes free nitrogen to Nitrogen compounds during the nitrogen cycle |