Chapter 19 Flashcards
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Evaporation
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The change of a substance from liquid to gas.
2
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Condensation
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The change of state from a gas to a liquid.
3
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Precipitation
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Any form of water that falls to the Earth’s surface from the clouds.
4
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Decomposition
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The breakdown of substances into simpler molecular substances.
5
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Combustion
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The burning of a substance.
6
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Succession
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The replacement of one type of community by another at a single place over a period of time.
7
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Pioneer Species
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A species that colonized an uninhabited area and that starts a process of succession.