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ms 6th grade science

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Condensation   The process of a gas turning into a liquid  
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Evaporation   The process of a liquid turning into a gas  
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Abiotic Factor   Features of the environment that are not and have never been alive (nonliving part of environment)  
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Biotic Factor   Features of the environment that are alive or were alive (living part of environment)  
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Soil   A mixture of mineral and rock particles, the remains of dead organisms, air, and water that form the top layer of surface of the Earth  
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Biosphere   The parts of the Earth that support life (atmosphere + hydrosphere + lithosphere)  
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Atmosphere   The air surrounding the Earth  
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Energy   The capacity/ability to do work  
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Environment   All the living and the non-living that surround and affect an organism  
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Nitrogen Fixation   The process in which some types of bacteria in the soil change nitrogen gas into a form of nitrogen that can be used by plants  
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Nitrogen Cycle   a model describing how nitrogen moves from The atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and back to the atomsphere  
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Carbon Cycle   A model describing how carbon molecules move between the living and the non-living world  
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Water Cycle   A model describing how water moves back and forth between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth(evaporation/transpiration, condensation, precipitation, run-off/ground water)  
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Climate   The average weather conditions of an area over time  
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Food Web   A model that shows how energy is passed between organisms in an ecoysystem  
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Energy Pyramid   A model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem  
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Chemosynthesis   The process used by some bacteria to make energy-rich molecules from chemicals (think vent communities)  
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