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DF LEP Water
DF LEP Bio Water Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ADHESION | WATER MOLECULES ATTRACTED TO OTHER SUBSTANCES |
| COHESION | WATER MOLECULES ATTRACTED TO OTHER WATER MOLECULES |
| CAPILLARY ACTION | WATER MOVES UP AGAINST GRAVITY (FROM ROOTS TO TOPS OF TREES) |
| WATER HAS HIGH SURFACE TENSION | THIS EXPLAINS WHY THE LIZARD COULD RUN ON TOP OF THE WATER |
| HIGH HEAT CAPACITY/SPECIFIC HEAT | WATER CAN ABSORB OR RELEASE RELATIVELY LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEAT |
| DENSITY OF WATER | WATER IS ... LESS DENSE AS A SOLID THAN A LIQUID...ICE FLOATS |
| WATER IS THE SOLVENT FOR LIFE | MANY SUBSTANCES OF THE BODY NEEDS ARE DISSOLVED IN WATER |
| EVAPORATION | WHEN WATER IS HEATED ABOVE ITS BOILING POINT IT BECOMES A GAS |
| MELTING | WHEN WATER CHANGES FROM A SOLID TO A LIQUID |
| WATER MOLECULES ARE MADE UP OF?? | TWO HYDROGEN ATOMS AND ONE OXYGEN ATOM |
| POLAR | POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CHARGES IN THE MOLECULE ARE ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER |
| RAIN | WATER IN THE AIR FALLS TO EARTH |
| RUNOFF | SOME WATER MOVES FROM THE LAND INTO RIVERS, PONDS, LAKES, OR OCEANS |
| GROUNDWATER | WATER FROM RAIN MAY SOAK INTO THE SOIL |
| ROOTS ABSORB WATER | SOME OF THE WATER IS TAKEN IN BY PLANTS |
| TRANSPIRATION | LOSS OF WATER VAPOR THROUGH LEAVES OF PLANTS |