Science Spelling and Vocabulary 1/24 Remember to study the spelling and the definitions! Water Cycle: the pattern of the appearance and disappearance of water the process by which water changes from solid to liquid to gas and back again Water vapor: the gas produced with water evaporates Evaporation: the change of a liquid to a gas Condensation: the change fo a gas to a liquid Precipitation: the falling of water from the sky in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow Rain shadow: an area on the side of a mountain away from the ocean that gets little rain property: a characteristic of a material or an object, something that you can observe such as color, smell, and taste