water cycle
any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, such as rain, snow or sleet
precipitation
small puffy clusters of clouds
cumulus
in the atmosphere carbon exists in the form of ______ gas
carbon dioxide
an animal that eats plants
herbivore
producer
process of water changing from a liquid to a gas
evaporation
high altitude wispy stretched out thin clouds
cirrus
carbon moves from plants to animals trough the ____
food chain/web
an animal that eats other animals
carnivore
an organism that must consume other organisms for energy
consumer
process of water vapor (gas) changing to liquid water
condensation
solid blanket of dark clouds
stratus
animals release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through _____
animal that eats plants and animals
omnivore
what is a major source of methane in the atmosphere
mammal burps and farts
water that is stored beneath the Earth's surface
ground water
tall anvil shaped clouds from low altitude to high altitude
cumulonimbus
when dead plants and animals are buried under the ground and subjected to high pressure they can turn into _____
fossil fuels
organism that breaks down other organisms to get energy
decomposer
plants take in carbon dioxide and release ____ as a waste product
oxygen
process in which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves
transpiration
small clouds in groups or wavy lined pattern high altitude
cirrocumulus
gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that can trap heat in the atmosphere are called _____
the process by which plants lock the energy from the sun into sugars
photosynthesis
oceans soak up and dissolve carbon from the atmosphere and it becomes _______ acid (causing acidification of the oceans)
carbonic