matter and weather vocab
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- volume
- How much space an object takes up
- mass
- how much matter an object contains (it's weight)
- matter
- a substance of which all objects are made
- property
- something about an object that can be observed such as size or shape
- states of matter
- 3 forms (solid, liquid, or gas)
- atoms
- a small particle that makes up all matter
- evaporate
- to change form, from a liquid to a gas
- water vapor
- water in the form of a gas
- condense
- to change from a gas to a liquid
- chemical change
- a change in the size, shape, or appearance of matter
- dew
- water vapor that condenses on cool surfaces, usually during the night
- fog
- cloud that forms just above the earth's surface
- cirrus clouds
- high feathery clouds made of tiny pieces of ice
- cumulus clouds
- fluffy clouds, like cotton puffs
- stratus clouds
- layered clouds, usually bring rain
- precipitation
- moisture that falls to the ground from clouds
- water cycle
- movement of water from the ground to the air and back to the ground by evaporation, condensation and precipitation.