Parts of lithosphere
layer between the core and crust
What is the mantle?
All the water above, below, and on earths surface
What is the hydrosphere?
change from liquid to gas
What is evaporation?
An organism that makes its own food
What is a producer?
The process of taking carbon dioxide and water and light energy from sun to produce sugar.
What is photosynthesis?
inner most layer mostly solid metal
What is the inner core?
Rocky outer part of earth consisting of crust and mantle
What is the lithosphere?
Precipitation that soaks into the ground.
What is ground water?
Organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms
What is a consumer?
Essential elements of living organisms are circulated
What is a biogeochemical cycle?
Outermost layer of earth made of minerals and rock
What is the crust?
envelope of gasses surrounding the earth
What is the atmosphere?
gas changes to liquid
What is condensation?
An organism that breaks down dead organisms
What is a decomposer?
Overgrowth of algae due to excess nutrients
What is eutrophication?
Between inner core and mantle made of liquid metals
What is the outer core?
Solid part of the earth rocks, minerals, landforms, ocean crust
What is the geosphere?
Evaporation of water from plants
What is transpiration?
Matter cannot be created or destroyed
What is the law of conservation of matter?
Process of cells converting food into energy
What is cellular respiration?
The removal and transport of solid rock, soil caused by wind, water, ice.
What is erosion?
All of the parts of earth where life exists.
What is the biosphere?
Process of adding soil or rock to landmasses
What is deposition?
Substances that organisms need to survive
What is a nutrient?
Converting Nitrogen into a form plants can use.
What is nitrogen fixation?