Unit 1 : Weather

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Temperature

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A measure of how hot or cold a substance is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

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Solid

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Has a fixed shape and fixed volume. Has particles that are close together, fixed into place, and vibrate

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Gas

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Does not have a fixed volume or fixed shape. Will expand freely to fill the whole of a container

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Melting

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The process of a solid changing into a liquid due to an increase in temperature

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Boiling

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The process of a liquid changing into a gas due to an increase in temperature

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Freezing

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The process of a liquid changing into a solid due to a decrease in temperature

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Precipitation

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Water that falls to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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Sublimation

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The process of a solid changing into a gas without turning into a liquid first

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Humidity

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A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

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Radiation

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The transfer of heat energy through air or empty space through electromagnetic waves