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