Evaporation
Describes the continuous movement of water molecules on, above and below the Earth's surface.
How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the dependent variable.
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
Nutrients
Matter cannot be created nor destroyed.
A closed system
The remains of plants of animals. They provide us with a source of nonrenewable energy (oil, coal, or natural gas).
Three distinct forms that matter can take in most environments (Solids, liquids, and gases)
How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the controlled variable.
Sublimation
Matter
How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify what will have no effect on the situation.
Elements needed by living things that are recycled in the ecosystem.
An open system
Condensation
How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the independent variable.
The process of nitrogen being fixed, used by plants and animals, and later returned to the atmosphere.
The process of turning a gas into a liquid
The Law of Conservation of Matter
The dispenser used to apply the sriracha
Amount of Sriracha
The process of changing a solid into a gas
Carbon, Nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur and (water)
The process of changing a liquid to a gas
Only energy can flow through this
Substances used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce.
Water Cycle
Is constantly recycled through an ecosystem and does not have to leave the ecosystem.
States of Matter
Carbon Cycle
Fossil Fuels
Size of the taco
How spicy the taco is
Both matter and energy can flow through
Nitrogen Cycle