is a thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms Earth's outer skin both on dry land and in ocean

a layer of very hot but mostly sold rock

beneath the lower mantle is earths

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

features such as mountains, islands, and continents

these climate characteristics, in turn, affects the rates of soil formation, erosions, and

the conversion of a substance from a liquid to a gas

the release of water vapor by planets through their leaves

a change in state from a gas to a liquid

are layers of rock and soil that hold groundwater

laws of conservation of matter

it explains why the amount of matter in the environment stays the same as it flows through matter cycles, such as the water cycle

are matter that organisms requirw for their life processes

biogeochemical cycles

nutrients circulate endlessly throughout 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 of sunlight

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

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

is a process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of sugars and release co2 and water

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

is the conversion nitrogen gas into ammonia

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chapter 3 lesson 3

vocabulary

Term	Definition
crust	is a thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms Earth's outer skin both on dry land and in ocean
mantle	a layer of very hot but mostly sold rock
core	beneath the lower mantle is earths
tectonic plates	as the asthenosphere moves, it drags along large plates of lithosphere called
landforms	features such as mountains, islands, and continents
depositions	these climate characteristics, in turn, affects the rates of soil formation, erosions, and
evaporation	the conversion of a substance from a liquid to a gas
transpiration	the release of water vapor by planets through their leaves
precipitation	such as rain and snow
condensation	a change in state from a gas to a liquid
aquifers	are layers of rock and soil that hold groundwater
groundwater	fresh water found underground
laws of conservation of matter	it explains why the amount of matter in the environment stays the same as it flows through matter cycles, such as the water cycle
nutrients	are matter that organisms requirw for their life processes
biogeochemical cycles	nutrients circulate endlessly throughout environment in complex cycles called
primary producers	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 of sunlight
consumers	are organisms, mainly animals, that must eat each other organisms to obtain nutrients
decomposers	are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down waste and dead organisms
cellular respiration	is a process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of sugars and release co2 and water
eutrophication	the addition of phosphorus to bodies of water can lead to an overgrowth of producers in a process called
nitrogen fixation	is the conversion nitrogen gas into ammonia

Created by: william myers

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