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properties of water
aquatic science vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polar | Capable of ionizing H2O, has a positive end and a negative end |
| Cohesion | Molecular force between particles with in a substance (alike) |
| Adhesion | Molecular force between particles within substance that are different |
| Evaporation | Changing of water from a liquid to a gas |
| Transpiration | Passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere |
| Condensation | the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form |
| Precipitation | falling products of condensation in the atmosphere; rain, snow, hail |
| Accumulation | collection of water on earth's surface; act of process of water collecting together |
| percolation | movement and filtering of fluids through porous materials; slow passage of liquid through filtering medium |
| Water Cycle | cycle of evaporation and condensation that control distribution of earth's water (aka hydrological cycle) |
| Compound | substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
| Solvent | a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |
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