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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crust | the thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface on land and |
| mantle | the layer of very hot but mostly solid rock |
| Core | the lower mantle of earth |
| tectonic plate | one of the rigid layers of the lithosphere |
| landforms | A Mountain Island or continent formed by the collisions and separation of Titanic plates |
| deposition | The movement that accumulation of eroded soil |
| evaporation | A change in state from a liquid to a gas |
| transpiration | the release of water vapor by plants |
| precipitation | The return of water from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface and the form of rain snow sleet or Hail |
| condensation | A charge in state from Vapor to a liquid |
| aquifer | A sponge like formation of Rock sand gravel that holds water |
| groundwater | Freshwater found below Earth's surface |
| law of conservation of matter | The principle that states that matter can change form but cannot create or destroyed |
| nutrient | Matter that organisms need to carry out their life processes |
| biogeochemical cycle | The circulation of nutrients through the atmosphere also call nutrient cycle |
| photosynthesis | The process by which primary producer you sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into the sugar releasing oxygen |
| consumer | an organism that reiles on other organisms for energy and nutrients also called |
| aquifer | A sponge like formation of Rock sand gravel that holds water |
| groundwater | Freshwater found below Earth's surface |
| law of conservation of matter | The principle that states that matter can change form but cannot create or destroyed |
| nutrient | Matter that organisms need to carry out their life processes |
| photosynthesis | The process by which primary producer you sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into the sugar releasing oxygen |
| consumer | an organism that relies on other organisms for energy and nutrients also called heterotroph |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down non living matter into simple parts that can then be taken up and reused by primary producers |
| cellular respiration | the process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of sugars producing carbon dioxide and water |
| eutrophicaton | the introduction of phosphorus and nitrogen into a body water that leads to an overgrowth of algae and other producers |
| nitrogen fixation | the conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia |
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