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Cycles of matter
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| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| States that matter in neither created or destroyed during chemical or physical changes | The Law of Conservation of Mass |
| States that energy cant be created or destroyed only change from one form to another | The Law of Conservation of energy |
| The process in which plants makes thier own food | Photosynthesis |
| The process in which consumers use food to make energy | Cellular respiration |
| The movement of water to Earth's surface to Earth's atmosphere | Water cycle |
| When a liquid turns into a gas | Evaporation |
| When Evaperstion occurs on plants | Transpiration |
| When gas turns into a liquid | Condensation |
| The condensation that happens on glass and the leaves of plants | Dew |
| When water falls as rain snow sleet or hail | Precipitation |
| It describes the movent of carbon atoms throughout the atmosphere and living things | The carbon cycle |
| It describes the movement of oxygen atoms throughout the atmosphere and living things | The oxygen cycle |
| The act of burning or cutting down large parts of a forest | Deforestation |
| its describes the movment of nitrogen atoms throughout the atmosphere and living things | The nitrogen cycle |
| The process in which nitrogen is turned into a usable subtance called nitrogen compounds | Nitrogen fixation |