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Solid
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Matter that a has a definite shape and volume.
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Liquid
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Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.
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Gas
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Matter that has no definite shape or volume.
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Element
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A substance that can not be broken down into simpler substances, and whose atoms are exactly alike.
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Atom
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Small particles that make up solid, liquid, and gases, have subatomic particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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Atomic Number
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Information that can give you the number of protons or electrons
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Atomic Mass
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The total number of protons and neutrons
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Proton
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Positivley charged subatomic particle.
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Neutron
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No charge subatomic particle
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Electron
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Negatively charged subatomic particle
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Metalloid
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Elements that have characteristics of both metals and non-matals
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Metal
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Elements that are malleable, ductile, generally are shiny or metallic, luster
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Non- Metal
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Elements that are usually dull and are more poor conductors
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Ionic Bonding
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Bonding that takes place between a metal and non-metal
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Covalent Bonding
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Bonding that takes place between two non- metals
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alkaline earth metal
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reactive metals that have two valence electrons
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alkaline metal
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most reactive metals that have one valence electron
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Halogen
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reactive non- metals that have 7 valence electrons
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Valence Electrons
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electrons that are on the outer shell of a compound
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wavelength
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the distance between on one wave and an identical point on the next wave
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frequency
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the number of waves produced in a given amount of time
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crest
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the highest point of a transverse wave
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compression wave
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a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave travels
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trough
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the low point of a transverse wave
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transverse wave
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a wave in which the particles of the wave's medium vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave
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amplitude
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the maximum distance a wave vibrates from its rest position
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condensation
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the change of state from a gas to liquid
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precipitation
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water falling from clouds, including rain snow sleet and hail
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evaporation
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the change from a liquid to a gas
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runoff
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surface water traveling from a high point to a low point
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groundwater
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water that is stored underground
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sublimation
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the change of state from solid to gas
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infiltration
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the entry of water from the earths surface into the ground water
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transpiration
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the evaporation of the water from a plants leaf
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Cold Front
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a type of front that brings narrow bands of violent storms
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front
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a boundary between warm and cold air masses
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air pressure
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the amount of force exterted within the atmosphere
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humidity
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the amount of wator vapor in the air
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warm front
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a type of front that brings wide spread of rain
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air mass
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a large body of air that has the same properties as earths suface over which it helps
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conduction
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a transfer of energy from the sun to the moleules in the air through the contact
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dew point
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point at which is able to condense from a gas to liquid
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occluded front
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a type of front that produces a strong wind and heavy precipitation
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radiation
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the transfer of energy from the sun that heats up the earths surface and atmosphere.
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convection
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convection
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relative humidity
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the amount of water vapor in the air compared to te amount it can hold at a specific temperature
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stationary front
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a typer of front that produces light wind and precipitation
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low pressure system
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type of pressure that has counter clockwise winds and bring bad weather
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high pressure system
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type of pressure system that has clockwise winds and brings fair weather
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