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