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Cycles of Matter
(Amanda G) Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| That matter is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical changes. | The Law of Conservation of Mass |
| That energy can neither be created nor destroyed only converted from one form of energy to another. | The Law of Conservation of Energy |
| The process in which producers mainly plants take in carbon dioxide and water with the egg of sunlight to produce food and oxygen. | Photosynthesis |
| Is the process in which producers,consumers, and decomposer's convert food in oxygen to produce energy carbon dioxide and water. | Cellular Respiration |
| It describes movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back and various forms/states. | Water Cycle |
| It's the process of water (liquid) changing the water vapor gas due to increase heat. | Evaporation |
| Plants release water vapor from their leaves. | Transpiration |
| Is the process of rising "water going up" water vapor (gas) cooling and change it into water droplets (liquid). | Condensation |
| A cool morning. | Dew |
| Heavy droplets of water fall to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail. | Precipitation |
| It describes the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere( Abiotic). | The Carbon Cycle |
| It describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms and the atmosphere. | The Oxygen Cycle |
| cutting and clearing forests | Deforestation |
| It describes how nitrogen moves between plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere, and soil in the ground. | The Nitrogen cycle |
| It is the process of changing free nitrogen gas (N2) into a usable form of nitrogen called nitrogen compounds. | Nitrogen fixation |