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Water
Question | Answer |
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polar molecule | A molecule that has electrically charged areas |
surface tension | The tightness across the surface of water caused by the polar water molecules pulling on each other |
capillary action | The combined force of attraction among water molecules and with the molecules of the surrounding materials |
solution | A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another |
solvent | The part of a solution that is present in the largest amount and dissolving a solute;DOES the dissolving |
evaporation | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid such as water absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state such as water vapor |
condensation | The process by which a gas such as water vapor changes to a liquid such as water |
transpiration | The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves |
specific heat | The amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of a substance by 1*c |
suspension | A mixture in which particles can b seen and easily separated by setting or fiquartion |
solute | The part of a solution present in a lesser amount and dissolved by the solvent this GETS DISSOLVED by another substance |
freezing point | The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid |
cohesion | When water molecules attract to each because of unlike charges (negative to positive) |
adhesion | The process of water molecules sticking to other subtances |
density | The amount of mass in a given space |
pores | Tiny openings in and between particles of rock and soil that may contain air or water |
Boiling point | The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gasses |