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Cycles of Matter
Eva P key terms
| Definition | terms |
|---|---|
| states that matter is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical changes. | The law of Conversation of Mass |
| states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed- only converted from one form of energy to another. | The law of conservation of Energy |
| is the process in which producers, mainly plants take in carbon dioxide and water with the aid of sunlight to produce food and oxygen. | Photosynthesis |
| is the process in which producers, consumers, and decomposes convert food and oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide and water. | Cellular Respiration |
| describes the movement of water from the Earths surface to the atmosphere and back I various forms/states. | Water Cycle |
| is the process of water (liquid) changing to water vapor (gas) due to increased heat. | Evaporation |
| Plants release water vapor from their leas during a process called transpiration | Transpiration |
| is the the process of rising water going up water vapor when they exhale breath out | Condensation |
| codes also can also take place on plants or other objects on a cool morning forming dew | 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 (bionic) and the atmosphere | The Carbon Cycle |
| describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem living organisms (bionic) and the atmosphere (antibiotic) | The Oxygen Cycle |
| carbon level also increases due to deforestation "cutting and clearing forest and burning wood/lumber. | Deforestation |
| describes how nitrogen moves between plants. animals, bacteria, the atmosphere the air, and soil in the ground. | The Nitrogen cycle |
| is the procsee of changing free nitrogen gas(Na) into a viable form of nitrogen called nitrogen compounds. | Nitrogen fixation |