Properties of Water
Word Bank
States of Matter
Potpurri
Water Changes
100
Which material absorbs water best: foil, white paper, or a paper towel?
a paper towel
100
This is the shape water makes on top of a penny.
a dome
100
Fill in the blank: Solid water is called __________.
ice
100
This is what we call the process of ice changing back into liquid water.
melting
100
Fill in the blank: When liquid water gets warmer it _____________.
expands
200
Name the "skin" that keeps drops of water together.
surface tension
200
This is the tool that we use to measure temperature.
thermometer
200
This is what we call water when it is a gas.
water vapor
200
Define "expand"
to take up more space
200
Fill in the blank: when water freezes it ___________.
expands
300
Which is denser: warm water or cool water?
cool water
300
This word means "liquid water changing into a gas."
evaporation
300
Name one thing that makes water evaporate faster.
heat OR larger surface area
300
Define "contract"
to take up less space
300
Fill in the blanks: If I put water in a container with a larger _________ _________, it will evaporate faster.
surface area
400
Name three properties of water.
odorless, tasteless, colorless, flows downhill, has surface tension (there are other possible answers!)
400
Fill in the blanks: When an object floats in water, it is ________ __________ dense than water.
less dense
400
This is the process of liquid water changing into ice.
freezing
400
Name two things that will make a drop of water travel faster down a slope.
make the drop larger, make the slope steeper
400
Name the property of water that allows a needle to stay on the surface of the water without sinking to the bottom.
surface tension
500
Name a property of ice that is NOT a property of water.
solid, freezing cold, less dense than liquid water (there are other possible answers)
500
This word means "a slanted surface, like a slide."
slope
500
This is the process of water vapor changing back into liquid water.
condensation
500
Fill in the blanks: Something that sinks to the bottom of a cup of water is _________ ________ than water.
more dense
500
Put these forms of water in order from LEAST dense to MOST dense: ice, cold water, warm water
ice, warm water, cold water
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