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The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
Any form of water that falls to the Earth’s surface from the clouds
Precipitation
The breakdown of substances into simpler molecular substances
Decomposition
The burning of a substance
Combustion
The replacement of one type of community by another at a single place over a period of time
Succession
The first species to colonize an uninhabited area
Pioneer species
Precipitation that is stored between or within rocks
Ground Water
Process that starts the basis of the carbon cycle
Photosynthesis
Process that changes nitrogen gas into forms that plants can use
Nitrogen fixation
Process in which sugar molecules are broken down to release energy
Respiration
The variety species that are present in an area
Biodiversity
A well-adapted species in a mature community
Climax species
Precipitation that falls on land and then flows into rivers and lakes
Runoff
Process in which plants release a large amount of water vapor
Transpiration
Kind of molecule that contains carbon
Organic
