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Cycles of Matter
Unit 2, Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Water cycle | The continuous movement of water between the earth's surface and the air, changing from liquid into gas into liquid |
| evaporation | a process through which a liquid changes into a gas |
| condensation | the process through which a gas changes into a liquid |
| precipitation | water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail or snow |
| runnoff | excess water that flows over Earth's surface from a storm or flood |
| nitrogen cycle | the continuous circulation of nitrogen from air to soil to organisms and back to air to soil |
| oxygen carbon cycle | the continuous of carbon dioxide and oxygen among living things |