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Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up sace |
| Water cycle | the recycling of water between the earth and atmosphere |
| Evaporation | the process of changing from a liquid into a gas due to heating |
| Condensation | the process of changing a gas into a liquid due to cooling |
| Percipitation | Form of water that falls from a cloud to the earth: rain, sleet, snow, hail |
| runoff | Precipitation that flows across the lands surface or flows into collection areas |
| collection | the area where precipitation/water collects |
| transpiration | the loss of water through a plant leaves |
| qualitative | non-numerical data that is observed, descriptive, and subjective |
| quantitative | data expressing quantity, amount, or range |
| chemical change | any change that causes a new substance to be formed |
| physical change | change in the state of matter in witch 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 |