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cycles of matter
(Rachel.h) key terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| states that matter is neither created nor restored during chemical or physical changes | The Law of Conservation of Mass |
| states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed during chemical or physical changes | The Law of Conservation of Energy |
| is a 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 decomposers convert food and oxygen to produce energy cardon dioxide and water | Cellular Respiration |
| is the movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmshpere and dack in various forms/states | Water Cycle |
| the process of water {liquid} changing to water vapor {gas} due to increase heat | Evaporation |
| plants release water vapor from their leaves in a process called transpiration | Transpiration |
| the process of rising "water going up" water vapor {gas} cooling and changing | Condensation |
| 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 in the form of rain snow sleet or hail | Precipitation |
| is the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms {diotic} and the atmosphere {adiotic } | The Carbon Cycle |
| is the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living organisms and the atmosphere | The Oxygen Cycle |
| is the cutting and clearing forest and burning wood/lumber | Deforestation |
| is an important component of building proteins in animals and and essential nutrients for plants | The Nitrogen cycle |
| is the process of changing free nirgion gan {N2} into a usable form of nitrogen called nitrogen compounds | Nitrogen fixation |