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Water Vocab

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attract   to draw towards itself  
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repel   to draw away from  
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polar molecule   a molecule that has electrically charged areas  
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adhesion   the attraction of water molecules to different substances  
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cohesion   the attraction of one water molecule to another water molecule  
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surface tension   the tightness across the surface of water caused by the polar water molecules pulling on each other.  
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capillary action   the combined force of attraction among water molecules and with the molecules of surrounding materials.  
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dissolve   to make or become into a solution or liquid  
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solvent   the part of the solution present in the largest amount and dissolves a substance (solute)  
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water vapor   the invisible, gaseous form of water  
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density   the amount of mass in a given space; mass per unit volume  
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water cycle   the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back, passing through the living and nonliving parts of the environment  
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contamination   to make impure by contact or pollution  
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evaporation   the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state  
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condensation   the process by which a gas changes to a liquid  
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solute   the part of the solution in a lesser amount and is being dissolved  
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