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Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Water Cycle | the recycling of water between the Earth and the Atmosphere |
| Evaporation | the process of changing 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 the 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 throw a plant's leaf |
| Qualitative | non-numerical data that is observed |
| Quantitative | data expressing a certain quantity |
| 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 |