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Cycles of matter
Aiden's key terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| states that matter is neither created or destroyed during chemical or physical changes. | The Law of Conservation of Mass |
| states that energy is neither created or destroyed during chemical or physical changes. | The Law of Conservation of Energy |
| The process in which producers take in carbon dioxide. | Photosynthesis |
| The process in which producers consumers and decomposers convert oxygen to carbon dioxide. | Cellular Respiration |
| describes the movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back. | Water Cycle |
| The process in which water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere. | Evaporation |
| when plants release water from there leaves. | Transpiration |
| the process when water rises into the air cooling and collecting on dust forming clouds. | Condensation |
| when condensation collects on plants. | Dew |
| Water in the clouds become heavy and begin to fall as rain snow sleet of hail | Precipitation |
| Describes the movement of carbon of atoms through the ecosystem | The Carbon Cycle |
| describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem | The Oxygen Cycle |
| cutting and clearing the forest | Deforestation |
| describes the movement of nitrogen moves in plants | The Nitrogen cycle |
| the process of changing free nitrogen gas into usable nitrogen called nitrogen compounds | Nitrogen fixation |