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Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Water Cycle | the recycling of water between the earth and the atmosphere |
| Evaporation | the process of a liquid into a gas due to heating |
| Condensation | the process of changing a gas into a liquid due to cooling |
| Precipitation | Form of water that falls from a cloud to earth: rain, sleet, snow, hail. |
| Runoff | Precipitation that flows across the land's surface or flows into rivers, streams, or collection areas. |
| Collection | the area where precipitation/water collects. |
| Transpiration | the loss of water through a plant's leaves |
| qualitative | non-numerical data that is observed, descriptive, and subjective |
| quantitative | data expressing a certain quantity, amount or range |
| Matter | Anything made of atoms and molecules. Matter is anything that has mass |
| Chemical change | Any change that causes a new substance to be formed. |
| Physical change | Change in the state of matter in which the material is still the same type of material and has the same properties as the original material. |
| Expand | to make something larger, to increase or grow |
| Contract | to make something smaller or shrink |