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covington
cycle and matter, Mrs.covington 7th grade
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| law of conservation of mass/matter | can neither be created nor be destroyed but can be transformed from one form to another. |
| law of conservation of energy | energy is neither created nor destroyed. |
| evaporation | the process that changes liquid into a gas. |
| Transpiration | the process by which plants give off water vapor through the stomata in their leaves. |
| Precipitation | The liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds. |
| Groundwater | water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface. |
| Runoff | occurs when there is more water than land can absorb. |
| Biotic Factor | any living thing that has an effect on an ecosystem. |
| Abiotic Factor | a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. |
| Biosphere | the region on, above, and below the Earth's surface where life exists. |
| Producer | an organism that creates its own food or energy. |
| Consumer | a person who consumes a product or service. |
| Condensation | the process through which the physical state of matter changes from the gaseous phase into the liquid phase. |
| Water Cycle | the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere. |
| Carbon Cycle | nature's way of reusing carbon atoms, which travel from the atmosphere into organisms in the Earth and then back into the atmosphere over and over again. |
| Nitrogen Cycle | a repeating cycle of processes during which nitrogen moves through both living and non-living things. |
| Oxygen Cycle | the movement of oxygen through the atmosphere, biosphere and the lithosphere. |
| Deforestation | the purposeful clearing of forested land. |
| Cellular Respiration | the process by which food, in the form of sugar (glucose), is transformed into energy within cells. |
| Photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. |
| Fossil Fuels | compound mixtures made of fossilized plant and animal remnants from millions of years ago |
| Nitrogen Fixation | the changing of free nitrogen in the air into a combined form (as ammonia) especially by bacteria in the soil and in roots. |
| Ammonification | the process of converting natural nitrogen compounds into ammonia. |
| Interconnected | having internal connections between the parts or elements |
| Organism | a living thing that can function on its own. |
| Denitrification | the loss or removal of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds |
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