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