Science vocabulary : Lesson 1-3

Process of a gas changing to a liquid

Process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid

All the water on and below Earth’s surface and in the atmosphere

Amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1 degrees Celsius

Evaporation of water from plants

Natural processes by which water continually moves throughout

Attraction among molecules that are not alike

Attraction among molecules that are alike

Mass per unit volume of a material

To make or put in place

Condition in which opposite ends of a molecule have slightly opposite charges ;overall charge is neutral

Organism that is sensitive to environmental conditions and one of the first to respond to changes

Nitrogen based compound often used in fertilizers

Cannot be traced to one location

Can be traced to one location

Collection of data from a distance

Measure of the cloudiness of water, from sediments, microscopic organisms, or pollutants

Chemical, biological, and physical status of a body of water