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