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water cycle/StatMatt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| water cycle | constant movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere |
| water vapor | water in the form of gas |
| solid | state of matter that has a definite shape and volume (particles are packed together) |
| Precipitation | water in the atmosphere that falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet. |
| liquid | state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape. (particles slide past each other ) |
| gas | state of matter that has no definite shape or volume (Particles bounce fast off each other) |
| evaporation | the process of a liquid changing to a gas. |
| condensation | the process of a gas changing to a liquid |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| density | the amount of matter in a given space. ( The water had more of this than the syrup) |
| weight | measure the amount of gravity between an object and a planet, such as EArth |
| gravity | Is a force or pull between all objects. The more mass the stronger the pull of gravity |
| buoyancy | upward force of a liquid or gas of an object |
| volume | how much space an object takes up |
| property | is a characteristic that you can observe |
| mass | amount of matter making up an object |
| graduated cylinder | tool used to measure volume by adding water to it. |
| physical change | change that begins and ends with the same type of matter |
| chemical change | change that produces new matter with different properties from the original matter. |