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Pitts-Biomes
5th Science Vocab McMillan McGraw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| process of liquids changing into gas through heating | evaporation |
| process in which gas changes into a liquid through cooling, forming clouds | condensation |
| droplets gather and become to heavy and fall to the Earth as rain, sleet, snow or hail | precipitation |
| the continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air | water cycle |
| the continuous transfer of carbon between the atmosphere and living things | carbon cycle |
| the movement of nitrogen between the air, soil, plants and animals | nitrogen cycle |
| the use of materials in another form rather than throwing it away | recycle |
| land on Earth that is divided into six major kinds of ecosystems | biomes |
| biome where grasses are the main plant life | grasslands |
| a cool, forested biome with lakes and ponds and large amounts of lumber available | taiga |
| a biome with long, icy cold winters and short cool summers | tundra |
| a sandy, rocky biome that is found on every continent, little precipitation and little plant life | desert |
| biome with trees that turn colors in the fall, rich soil, cool weather | forest |
| hot and humid forest found along the Equator with much rainfall and large variety of animal life | rain forest |
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