Water test Flashcards
the never ending cycle of water from liquid to vapor to solid
Water cycle
the sun warms liquid water causing it to change into a gas or water vapor
evaporation
the change from vapor into a liquid
condensation
water falling back to Earth as precipitation may fall into oceans lakes rivers or on land
collection
when the clouds get heavy the water falls as rain snow or sleet. Or hail I guess
precipitation
occurs when rocks are broken into fragments
weathering
occurs when the broken fragments move
erosion
the chemical name for water
H2O
a substance that comes from the earth
Earth Material
movement of water into another material
Absorb
a state of a substance with no definite shape but a definite volume
Liquid
a state of a substance with a definite shape and volume
solid
a substance that is neither solid or liquid and has the ability to expand indefinitely
Gas
to change to a solid by removing the heat
freeze
the temperature at which water freezes 0 Celsius 32 Fahrenheit
freezing point
