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Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| Water Cycle | The recycling of water between the earth and the atmosphere |
| Evaporation | The process of changing liquid into a gas doe to heating |
| Condensation | The process of changing a gas into a liquid due to cooling |
| Precipitation | Form of water that falls from a cloud o the earth: rain, sleet, snow,hail |
| Runoff | precipitation that flows across the lands 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 of range |
| 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 |