science vocabulary Flashcards
water vapor
water in its gas form
evaporates
to change from liquid to gas
cloud
tiny droplets of water, usually high in the air
fog
water droplets that condense from the air close to the ground
dew
water droplets that condenses on surface when the temperature drops at night
condensation
the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water, usually on a surface
water molecule
two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom bonded together
surface area
the amount of space covering the most layer of water or land
saturated
when the air cannot hold any more water vapor
frost
frozen condensation
freezing point
the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid (also the same temperature as the melting point).