Relacionar Columnas The Flow of Matter: FlashcardsVersión en línea Flashcards for reviewing The Flow of Matter por Ryan Corigliano 1 The cycle of carbon in which carbon dioxide is used in photosynthesis to form food and growth substances and is later returned to the environment by respiration, decay, and burning 2 The process of nitrogen being fixed, used by plants and animals, and later returned to the atmosphere. 3 Evaporation 4 Matter 5 Nutrients 6 Sublimation 7 The remains of plants of animals. They provide us with a source of nonrenewable energy (oil, coal, or natural gas). 8 How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify what will have no effect on the situation. 9 Matter cannot be created nor destroyed. 10 Describes the continuous movement of water molecules on, above and below the Earth's surface. 11 A closed system 12 How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the controlled variable. 13 Condensation 14 Elements needed by living things that are recycled in the ecosystem. 15 Three distinct forms that matter can take in most environments (Solids, liquids, and gases) 16 How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the dependent variable. 17 An open system 18 How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the independent variable. How spicy the taco is Nitrogen Cycle Both matter and energy can flow through The process of changing a liquid to a gas States of Matter Substances used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. Size of the taco Carbon, Nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur and (water) Is constantly recycled through an ecosystem and does not have to leave the ecosystem. The process of changing a solid into a gas Carbon Cycle The dispenser used to apply the sriracha Water Cycle Amount of Sriracha Only energy can flow through this Fossil Fuels The Law of Conservation of Matter The process of turning a gas into a liquid