Science Map by Lawrence Yim

Precipitation

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When the water molecules in clouds build up at the point that it's heavy enough that it drops to the ground, and it could be rain, hail, sleet, or snow.

Surface Run-off

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When the precipitation land on earth, and the water goes down into a bigger body of water, which could be an ocean, lakes, or canals.

Condensation

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When vapor molecules convert into water droplets. This form can be seen at clouds as they get heavy enough that it converts precipitation.

Transpiration

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The unneeded left over water molecules gets returned back into the atmosphere, through capillary action and released through the leaves of the plant. The

Evaporation

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When water molecules eventually get heated up by any source of heat, mostly solar energy, and the water molecules go into the atmosphere.

Producer

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An organism that produces its own food/gets its own energy (a.k.a. performs photosynthesis or chemosynthesis). Also known as autotrophs ("self" and "energy"). These organisms are the foundation of the food chain/energy pyramid of the ecosystems in which they live.

Consumer

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An organism that gets its energy by eating another organism. Consumers include herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and scavengers.

Photosynthesis

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A chemical reaction where some living things use CO2, H2O, and light energy from the sun to make food (chemical energy - glucose!).

Chloroplasts

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The cell organelle that carries out, or performs the chemical reaction of photosynthesis.

Xylem

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The vein inside plants that carries water up from the roots to the leaves for photosynthesis.

Phloem

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The vein inside plants that carries the food (glucose) from the leaves back down to the roots and the rest of the plant.

Energy

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Energy causes objects or materials to change, move, or work.

Light Energy

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Also known as the Electromagnetic (or EM) Spectrum or radiant energy, light is a type of energy that travels in waves. The spectrum includes the rainbow (the visible spectrum), as well as radio waves, X-rays, gamma rays, microwaves, infrared, and ultraviolet (UV) rays.

Electricty

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A type of energy that is the motion of electrons.

Fossil Fuel

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Energy sources that are made from the compressed remains of ancient organisms deep inside Earth's crust. Humans extract/dig/drill/mine for these and burn/combust them for many energy needs (electricity generation in power plants, heating homes and buildings, fuel for transportation, plastic production...)

Battery

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A device that transforms chemical potential energy into electrical energy, or electricity.

Motor

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A device that transforms electrical energy into MOTION (hence, MOTOR!)

Decomposer

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An organism that gets energy from breaking down waste and dead organisms.

Chemical Reaction

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When the atoms and molecules that make up a substance are changed (rearranged) into new combination(s) (making new substances). The total mass remains the same, and the reaction can therefore be written as a chemical equation, with the starting substances being called the reactants, and the ending substances being called the products.

System

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Two or more parts working together to do something (perform a function/do a job). Systems have inputs and outputs (function).