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Cycles of Matter
Harper K key terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| The Law of Conservation of Mass | States that matter is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical changes. |
| The Law of Conversation of Energy | States that energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted from none form of energy to another |
| Photosynthesis | The process in which producers, mainly plants take in carbon dioxide and water with the aid of sunlight to produce food and oxygen. |
| Cellular Respiration | The process in which producers, consumers, and decomposers convert food and oxygen to produce energy. |
| The water cycle | Describes the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back in various forms/states |
| Evaporation | The process of water (liquid) changing to water vapor (gas) due to increased heat. |
| Transpiration | when plants release water vapor from their leaves |
| Condensation | The process of rising "water going up" water vapor (gas) cooling and changing into water droplets (liquid) |
| Dew | Condensation can also take place on plants or other objects on a cool morning called ______. |
| Precipitation | The process in which heavy droplets of water fall to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail. |
| The carbon cycle | Describes the movement of carbon atoms through the ecosystem between living oraganism (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic) |
| The oxygen cycle | Describes the movement of oxygen atoms through the ecosystem between living (biotic) and the atmosphere (abiotic) |
| Defrostation | Decreases the number of producers that create oxygen |
| The Nitrogen cycle | Describes how Nitrogen moves between plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere (the air), and soil in the ground. |
| Nitrogen fixation | The process of changing free nitrogen gas (N2) into a usable form of nitrogen called nitrogen compounds |