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Cycles of Nature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere, land, and living things. | water cycle |
| the change of state from a gas to a liquid. | condensation |
| the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas. | evaporation |
| any form of water that falls to the earth from the clouds. | precipitation |
| some of the water that falls on land , flows into streams, rivers, and oceans. | runoff |
| this water will slowly flow back into the soil, streams, rivers, and oceans. | groundwater |
| the plants release a large amount of water vapor. | transpiration |
| besides water the most common molecules in living things, or molecules contain carbon. | organic molecules |
| the exchange of carbon between the enviroment and living things. | carbon cycle |
| the basis of the carbon cycle. | photosynthis |
| this process uses oxygen. | respiration |
| the breakdown of substances into similar molecular substances. | decomposition |
| the movement of nytrogen between the enviroment and living things. | nitrogen cycle |
| backteria in the soil are able to change nitrogen gas into forms that plants can use. | nitrogen fixation |