The principal that the total amount of matter is neither created nor destroyed during any chemical or physical change
Law of Conservation of Mass
The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed
Law of conservation of energy
The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas
Evaporation
The change in state from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
Rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls into a river, lake, ocean, or become ground water
Precipitation
A amount of matter that cannot enter or exit
System
Components that may change over time but the mass stays the same
Components