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ES Chapter 2 Vocabulary Puzzle

Name:______________________________
Date:____________PD:______
Across
___ law of thermodynamics; states energy is transferred between systems but cannot be created or destroyed
The process by which plants capture energy from the sun
Organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms
Organisms that make their own food; ex: Plants
The largest population that an environment can support at any given time
The thin, solid, outermost zone of Earth
The portion of the Earth that is water
A diagram that shows the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem
The layer that underlines the crust and is denser than the crust
A system in which energy, but not matter, is exchanged with the surroundings
The continuous movement of water
____ law of thermodynamics states that when energy transfer takes place, matter becomes less organized with time.
The process by which carbon moves through the environment
A place where matter or energy is stored
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment
Down
The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
The movement of phosphorous through each of the Earth cycles EXCEPT the atmosphere
The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
The ability to do work
A system in which both energy and matter are exchanged with the surroundings
The part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth
A set of particles or interacting components considered to be a distinct physical entity for the purpose of study
The sequence in which organisms consume other organisms
Literally, the "middle sphere"; the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
The area around the outside of Earth where Earth's magnetic field extends
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body
The movement of nitrogen through the environment
Nonliving parts of the environment
Consumers who get their energy by breaking down dead organisms
Anything that has mass and takes up space
A group of processes in which matter repeatedly moves through a series of reservoirs
The study of complex relationships between living things and their nonliving environment
The central part of the Earth below the mantle