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Elliana H. EES 3.1

TermDefinition
Water A clear liquid needed for life
Capillary Action Water moving up tiny spaces on its own.
Cohesion Water molecules sticking to each other.
Adhesion Water sticking to other materials.
Property A characteristic of something.
Polarity Uneven charge in a molecule.
Transfer Movement from one place to another.
Energy Ability to do work or cause change.
Atmosphere Layer of gases around Earth.
Hydrosphere All water on Earth.
Climate Long-term weather pattern.
Convection Heat transfer by movement of fluid.
Freeze Change from liquid to solid.
Dissolve Mix completely into a liquid.
Specific heat capacity How much heat something can hold.
Solid Has a fixed shape.
Liquid Flows and takes container’s shape.
Gas Spreads out to fill space.
Solute Substance being dissolved.
Solvent Substance that does the dissolving.
Solution A solute mixed evenly in a solvent.
Surface tension Tight skin on water’s surface.
Water cycle Movement of water on Earth.
Kelvin scale Temperature scale starting at absolute zero.
Absolute scale Temperature scale with a true zero.
Universal solvent Water; dissolves many substances.
Homogeneous solution Same throughout
Heterogeneous solution Not evenly mixed.
Heterogeneous solutions example Sand in water, oil and water
Homogeneous solutions example Salt water, sugar water
Cohesion example Water droplets forming
Adhesion example Water sticking to glass
Surface tension example Water strider walking on water
Capillary action example Water rising in a plant stem
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