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Cycles of Matter
Nathan Key Terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| States that matter is neither created nor destroyed nor during chemical or physical changes. | The Law of Conservation of Mass |
| States that energy is neither created nor destroyed nor during chemical or physical changes. | 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. Has a ratio of 3:2 | Photosynthesis |
| Is the process in which producers consumers & decomposers convert food and oxygen to produce energy. Has a ratio of 2:3 | Cellular Respiration |
| Describes the movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back in various forms/states. | Water Cycle |
| The process of water (liquid) changing it water vapor (gas) due to increase of heat. | Evaporation |
| Plants release water vapor form their leaves during a process called ______________ | Transpiration |
| The process of rising "water going up" water vapor (gas) cooling and changing into water droplets (liquid). The water droplets collect around dust and eventually form clouds. | Condensation |
| Takes place on plants or other objects on a cool morning forming _____________ | Dew |
| The process in which heavy droplets of water fall to the ground in the form of rain,snow,sleet,hail | Precipitation |
| Describes the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic) | The Carbon Cycle |
| Describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organism (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic) 21% in the air | The Oxygen Cycle |
| Decreases the number of producers that create oxygen | Deforestation |
| Describes how nitrogen moves between plants,animals.bacteria,the atmosphere (the air) and soil in the ground 78% in the air | The Nitrogen cycle |
| The process of changing free nitrogen gas (N2) into usable form of nitrogen | Nitrogen fixation |