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Ecological Cycles
Vocabulary words
Atmosphere
Atmosphere - layer of gasses around the earth
Carbon
carbon - A non-metallic element found in coal, petroleum and natural gas. Major component of life.
Carbon Cycle
Carbon cycle - Circulation of carbon through ecosystems
Cellular respiration
Cellular respiration Process by which organisms create energy from sugar
Glucose+ Oxygenà CO2+ H20+ Energy (ATP)
Condensation
Condensation This is where warm and cold air collide and form ice crystals that condense and form droplets of water.
Creates clouds in the air or fog on the ground.
Condense
condense -to change from a gas to a liquid
Evaporate
Evaporate -to change from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
Evaporation - This is a process where the water is heated and turned into a water vapor. The sun is the main heat source for this process.
Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels - Carbon-rich fuel from ancient animals and plants
examples: coal, gas, oil
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis -
Process by which plants make sugarEnergy (sun)+ Water+ Carbon dioxide Carbohydrates+ Oxygen
Precipitation
Precipitation -When water droplets in clouds become to heavy and begin to fall
Precipitation can be rain, hail, sleet or snow depending on the temperature and wind conditions
Respiration and decay -: •Mechanisms in which animal life and bacteria consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide
Percolation
percolation - When water seeps through the soil and ends up in the water table. It then flows into the streams, lakes, oceans, and other bodies of water. The process is then repeated again and again.
Transpiration
Transpiration -the process by which plants lose water through the stomata of their leaves
Weathering
Weathering - Physical and chemical process in which solid rock exposed at earths surface is changed to separate solid particles and dissolved materials