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Nature's Cycle
Unit B, Chapter 1, Carter Lomax, Mr. D.
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5th Grade
02/07/2008

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WATER CYCLE
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CYCLE IN WHICH WATER MOVES THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT
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EVAPORATION

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PROCESS BY WHICH A LIQUID CHANGES INTO A GAS
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CONDENSATION
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PROCESS BY WHICH A GAS CHANGES BACK INTO A LIQUID
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PRECIPITATION

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ANY FORM OF WATER THAT FALLS FROM CLOUDS, SUCH AS RAIN OR SNOW
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TRANSPIRATION
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PROCESS IN WHICH PLANTS GIVE OFF WATER THROUGH THEIR STOMATA

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NITROGEN CYCLE

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CYCLE IN WHICH A GAS IN THE AIR IS FIXED INTO A FORM THAT PLANTS CAN USE
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LIGHTNING & BACTERIA IN THE SOIL 

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TWO THINGS THAT CHANGE  OR "FIXES" NITROGEN INTO A FORM THAT PLANTS CAN ABSORB
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NITRATES & AMMONIA

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FORM OF NITROGEN THAT PLANTS USE
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CARBON DIOXIDE-OXYGEN CYCLE
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CYCLE IN WHICH PLANTS TURN GAS IN THE AIR INTO OXYGEN
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS MAKE FOOD
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CARBON DIOXIDE
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GAS USED BY PLANTS AND EXHALED BY ANIMALS

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OXYGEN
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 RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AS A BY PRODUCT OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND USED BY ANIMALS
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BURNING FOSSIL FUELS AND CUTTING DOWN LOTS OF TREES
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TWO THINGS THAT HAVE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF CARBON IN THE ATMOSPHERE
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PHOTOTROPISM
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A PLANT'S RESPONSE TO LIGHT
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