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