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YWLA summer terms

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Pollution   the introduction of harmful substances into the environment.  
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acid precipitation   when burning fossils fuels causes rain, sleet or snow to become contaminated with acid.  
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erosion   is the process by which wind and water move soil from one place to another.  
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deforestation   is the process of clearing forest  
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nonrenewable resources   an energy resource that cannot be replaced after they are used, or can only be replaced only over thousands or millions of years.  
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fossil fuels   formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years agao.  
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renewable resources   energy resources that can be used and replaced in a short amount of time.  
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physical property   a property of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter.  
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chemical property   a property of matter that describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance.  
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physical change   a change that affects on or more physical properties of a substance, but does not change the substance.  
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chemical change   a change that occurs when one or more substances are changed into something new.  
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states of matter   the physical forms in which a substance can exist. States include solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.  
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solid   a state in which matter has a defined shape and volume.  
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liquid   a state in which matter takes the shape of its container.  
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gas   a state in which matter changes in both shape and volume.  
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change of state   the change of a substance from one state to another.  
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motion   an object's change in position relative to a reference point over time.  
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speed   the rate at which an object moves  
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velocity   the speed of an object in a particular direction.  
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acceleration   the rate at which velocity changes; an object can accelerate if it's speed direction, or both change.  
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force   a push or pull on an object  
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friction   a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching.  
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gravity   a force of attraction between objects  
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weight   a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object. It's value can change with the location of the object in the universe.  
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mass   the amount of matter that something is made of. Its value does not change no matter where you are in the universe.  
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