Matching Pairs The Flow of Matter: FlashcardsOnline version Flashcards for reviewing The Flow of Matter by Ryan Corigliano 1 A closed system 2 How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the independent variable. 3 The process of nitrogen being fixed, used by plants and animals, and later returned to the atmosphere. 4 Nutrients 5 Describes the continuous movement of water molecules on, above and below the Earth's surface. 6 How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the controlled variable. 7 How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify what will have no effect on the situation. 8 How does the amount of sriracha on a taco affect how spicy it is? Identify the dependent variable. 9 Three distinct forms that matter can take in most environments (Solids, liquids, and gases) 10 Matter cannot be created nor destroyed. 11 An open system 12 Condensation 13 Elements needed by living things that are recycled in the ecosystem. 14 Matter 15 Evaporation 16 The remains of plants of animals. They provide us with a source of nonrenewable energy (oil, coal, or natural gas). 17 The cycle of carbon in which carbon dioxide is used in photosynthesis to form food and growth substances and is later returned to the environment by respiration, decay, and burning 18 Sublimation The process of changing a solid into a gas Both matter and energy can flow through The process of turning a gas into a liquid Is constantly recycled through an ecosystem and does not have to leave the ecosystem. Only energy can flow through this Fossil Fuels The Law of Conservation of Matter The process of changing a liquid to a gas States of Matter The dispenser used to apply the sriracha Size of the taco Substances used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. Carbon Cycle Amount of Sriracha Nitrogen Cycle How spicy the taco is Water Cycle Carbon, Nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur and (water)