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science water terms

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Adhesion   process of water molecules sticking to other substances.  
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Capillary action   combined force of attraction among water molecules and with the molecules of surrounding materials  
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Chemical weathering   process that breaks down rock through chemical changes like water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, organisms, acid rain)  
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Cohesion   water molecules attract each other because of charges  
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Density   measurement of how much mass is contained in a given volume of an object  
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Groundwater   water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layer  
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Mechanical weathering   type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces- like freezing, thawing, pressure, growth of plants, animals and abrasions  
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Phase   state in which matter can exist  
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Polar molecule   molecule that has electrically charged areas  
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Solute   substance that is dissolved (example-sugar)  
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Solution   mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another  
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Solvent   substance that does the dissolving (example-water)  
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