Properties of Water
Properties Examples
Water Chemistry
Water Cycle
Salt Water/Fresh Water
100
When water molecules stick together
What is cohesion?
100
Water bugs "walking" on water.
What is surface tension?
100
Water is a _____________ molecule.
What is polar?
100
Water changed from liquid to gas
What is evaporation?
100
Makes up 97% of all water on the Earth
What is salt water?
200
Water is able to cling to other polar surfaces
What is adhesion?
200
Water forming rain drops.
What is cohesion?
200
In the water molecule, the ____________ atom will always have a slightly negative charge?
What is oxygen?
200
Water falls back to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is precipitation?
200
Makes up 3% of all the water on Earth
What is fresh water?
300
Due to the polar covalent bonds in water, water is able to dissolve polar and charged molecules.
What is universal solvent?
300
Ice floats
What is density of water?
300
Bond that holds different water molecules together
What is hydrogen bond?
300
Water vapor turns back to a liquid and forms clouds
What is condensation?
300
A cycle that shows the continuous movement of water between Earth and the atmosphere.
What is the water cycle?
400
This causes water to take in and release heat slowly.
What is high specific heat?
400
Water sticks to your car window after it rains.
What is adhesion?
400
The breaking down of rocks/The movement of rocks
What is weathering and erosion?
400
Hot air ______, cold air _______.
What is rises and falls?
400
This is what is formed when a solute is mixed with a solvent.
What is a solution?
500
Water is able to travel against gravity in narrow tubes due to adhesion and cohesion.
What is capillary action?
500
Water is transported from the roots of a tree to the top leaves
What is capillary action?
500
When electrons are shared unequally and molecules have slight areas of positive and negative charges
What is polar?
500
Plants releasing water vapor (gas) into the air through their leaves
What is the transpiration?
500
The approximate percentage of AVAILABLE fresh water on Earth. This includes all: rivers, lakes, and ponds.
What is less than 1%?