a state of matter in which the substance has a set shape and size

imaginary line about which an object rotates

a characteristic that is passed from the parent to offspring

the spinning of a planet or moon on its axis

the condition of the atmosphere at a place for a short period of time, including humidity, cloud cover, temperature, wind, and precipitation

the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water

a part or group of parts of an organism

light energy taken in by an object

the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surfaces to the atmosphere

process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces

a state of matter in which the substance takes the shape of the container and has an unchanged volume when poured from one container to another

all of the living and nonliving components that interact in the same geographic area