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What is known as the universal solvent?
water
When water molecules sticks to other water molecules.
cohesion
When water molecules sticks to other non-water materials, such as tables, flowers, hands.
adhesion
What prevents animals, people, and bugs from sinking in water?
surface tension
What is more dense, liquid water or ice?
liquid water
What is the only compound on Earth that exists in all three states of matter?
water
When liquid becomes a gas.
Evaporation
Clouds are an example of-
condensation
When sediments stop moving-
deposition
Sediments being moved by wind and/or water, also includes sediments being moved at the bottom of a river-
erosion
Weathering that is caused from acidic rain-
chemical weathering
When frost gets in the cracks of rocks and freezes and breaks-
What type of weathering is this?
physical
What percent of water is salt?
97%
What percent of water on Earth is freshwater?
3%
What percent of freshwater is available for use?
less than 1%
We constantly get new water from resources.
False
We can not get new or more water, therefore we must take care of what we have.
Where is most of our freshwater on Earth?
In glaciers
Daily Double:
Large bodies of water absorb thermal energy in the summer and release it in the winter, which makes the surrounding climate....
Mild, Much Colder, Extreme Heat
Mild
Does water have a high or low specific heat?
Water has a high specific heat.
Breaking down
What are the three states of water?
solid, liquid, gas
What is water's boiling point?
100 C and 212 F
Are baking soda, Kool Aid, and sugar soluble?
Yes
How was the Grand Canyon formed?
Erosion from the Colorado River
What type of weathering is rust?
chemical