Science Flashcards
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Law of conservation of mass
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The principle that the total amount of matter is neither created nor destroyed during any chemical or physical change
2
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Law of conservation of energy
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The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed
3
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Evaporation
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The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas
4
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Condensation
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The change in state from a gas to a liquid
5
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Precipitation
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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earths surface to as rain snow sleet or hail
6
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System
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a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network
7
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Components
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a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle
