The thin layer of rock that forms earth outer surface on land and in the ocean

A layer of very hot but mostly solid rock

Earths outer core is made of molten metals such as iron and nickel that are almost as hot as the surface of the sun

As the asthenosphere moves ,it drags along large plates of lithosphere called tectonic plates

These collisions and separations of plates result in landforms

Climate characteristics in turn affect the rates of soil formation,erosion and deposition

water moves from bodies of water and moist soil into the atmosphere by evaporation

water also enters the atmosphere by transpiration

Water returns from the atmosphere to Earth's surface as precipitation such as rain or snow

Precipitation occurs when water vapor undergoes condensation

Are layers of rock and soil that hold groundwater,fresh water found underground

Law of conservation of matter

Matter may be transformed from one type to another,but it can not be created or destroyed

Are mater that organisms require for their life processes organisms need several dozen nutrients

Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called

Are organisms including plants and algae,that produce their own food

producers pull carbon dioxide out of their environment and combine it with water in the presence

are organisms,mainly animals, that must eat other organisms to obtain nutrients

are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down wastes and dead organisms

Is the process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of Sugers and release CO and water

The addition of phosphorus to bodies of water can lead to an overgrowth of producers in a process

Is the conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia

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Term	Definition
Crust	The thin layer of rock that forms earth outer surface on land and in the ocean
mantle	A layer of very hot but mostly solid rock
core	Earths outer core is made of molten metals such as iron and nickel that are almost as hot as the surface of the sun
tectonic	As the asthenosphere moves ,it drags along large plates of lithosphere called tectonic plates
landform	These collisions and separations of plates result in landforms
deposition	Climate characteristics in turn affect the rates of soil formation,erosion and deposition
evaporation	water moves from bodies of water and moist soil into the atmosphere by evaporation
transpiration	water also enters the atmosphere by transpiration
precipitation	Water returns from the atmosphere to Earth's surface as precipitation such as rain or snow
condensation	Precipitation occurs when water vapor undergoes condensation
aquifer	Are layers of rock and soil that hold groundwater,fresh water found underground
groundwater	fresh water found underground
Law of conservation of matter	Matter may be transformed from one type to another,but it can not be created or destroyed
nutrient	Are mater that organisms require for their life processes organisms need several dozen nutrients
biogeochemical cycle	Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called
primary producer	Are organisms including plants and algae,that produce their own food
photosynthesis	producers pull carbon dioxide out of their environment and combine it with water in the presence
consumer	are organisms,mainly animals, that must eat other organisms to obtain nutrients
decomposer	are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down wastes and dead organisms
cellular respiration	Is the process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of Sugers and release CO and water
eutrophication	The addition of phosphorus to bodies of water can lead to an overgrowth of producers in a process
nitrogen fixation	Is the conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia

Created by: Jamierosas

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