Unit 2 Flashcards
water cycle
condensation - precipitation - run off - ground water - evaporation - transpiration
capable of dissolving more of something
unsaturated
completely filled with something and no more can be added
saturated
it has an excess solid which can no longer dissolve
supersaturated
when the shape, size, or state of matter changes
physical change
when one or more substances are combined to produce a new substance
chemical change
the ability to burn
chemical properties
the ability to dissolve in water
physical properties
the ability to conduct electricity
physical properties
factors that impact the rate of dissolution
temperature
pressure
surface area
stirring
the process that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical composition
physical weathering
the interaction of rock with mineral solutions to change the composition of rocks
chemical weathering
freeze/thaw cycles cause rocks to break up
physical weathering
caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
chemical weathering
small pieces of rock are removed
erosion