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Material cycling- Paper 2 Flashcards

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What is Evaporation?

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The process in which a liquid turns into a gas.

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What is Transpiration?

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The loss of water from leaves

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What is Precipitation?

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Water that falls down as rain, sleet or snow

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Formula for Respiration

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Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon- dioxide + water (+ energy)

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What are Detritivores?
And give examples

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A type of decomposer that speeds up decomposition by feeding on detritus increasing the SA for other decomposers to work on.
Examples are: Worms, Ants, Mussel, Snail etc.

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Name three(3) greenhouse gases

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Water vapour
Methane
Carbon-dioxide

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What is a compost?

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A mixture of decayed organic matter

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