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