Cycles of matter Flashcards
1
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The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
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Evaporation
2
Q
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
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Condesation
3
Q
Any form of water that falls to the earth’s surface from the clouds
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Precipitation
4
Q
The breakdown of substances into simpler molecular substances
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Decomposition
5
Q
The burning of a substance
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Combustion
6
Q
The replacement of one type of community by another at a single place over a period of time
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Succession
7
Q
A species that colonizes an uninhabited area and that starts a process of succession
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Pioneer species
