ESS - Unit 1 (copy)

living things

non-living things

a mixture of gas (contains oxygen and carbon dioxide) that surrounds earth, protects us from UV

the region of the Earth where life can be found, including the soil, water, and air

the total amount of water on a planet

the solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth. It is made up of rocks and minerals

any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the earth

the process of interrupting the movement of water in the chain of transportation events leading to streams

the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

the movement of water through soil

the movement of water within the river channel

the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water

when plants take up liquid water from soil and release water vapor into the air from their leaves

the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar

nature’s way of recycling carbon atmos

a simple circular cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

nitrogen moves through both living and non-living things

the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water

producers in food chains

consumers in food chains

any predator that has no enemies, usually on top of the food chain

a system which both materials and energy are exchanged across the boundaries

a system which energy is exchanged across the boundaries but matter is not

science of motion in heat

the action of breathing

how much energy is not available to work

the position of an organism in the food chain

those that cannot be decomposed or dissolved by natural agents