Properties of Water
This nickname describes water’s ability to dissolve many substances.
What is the Universal Solvent?
The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas, usually from oceans or lakes.
What is evaporation?
Water freezes at this temperature on the Celsius scale?
What is 0 degrees?
Water combining with chemicals like carbon dioxide to form acids is an example of this type of weathering.
What is chemical weathering?
Farmers rely on water for this essential process in growing crops.
Water can dissolve substances because it is this type of molecule with positive and negative ends.
What is polar molecule?
When water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, it’s called this.
What is precipitation?
The oxygen end of a water molecule has this type of electrical charge.
What is negative?
This type of weathering does NOT change the rock’s composition.
What is physical weathering?
What is 1969?
This property allows water striders to walk on ponds.
What is surface tension?
This artist painted the famous Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This is the total number of keys on the piano?
What is 88?
The population of the United States.
What is 342 million?
Using flowing or moving water to generate electricity.
What is hydroelectric power (or dams)?
Water is less dense as a solid than as a liquid, which allows this to happen.
What is ice floats in water?
When clouds form, water vapor in the air has cooled and turned into its liquid state through this process.
What is condensation?
The amount of water on Earth that is fresh water?
What is 3%?
Rather than breaking down rock, this is the movement by wind or water of soil from one place to another.
What is erosion?
This property of water helps coastal areas avoid extreme temperatures.
What is high specific heat?
Water can stick to itself (cohesion) and to other materials (adhesion). Together, these help water move up plant stems in this process.
What is capillary action?
The driving force behind the water cycle.
What is the Sun (heat/energy)?
This award is given annually since 1935 to the top player in college football and is considered the most prestigious award in the sport.
What is the Heisman Trophy?
This directly affects the rate that weathering takes place.
What is surface area? (temperature is also accepted)
Name one way you can conserve water in your daily lives.
Turning off water when brushing your teeth, fix leaky faucet, toilets and appliances and using a rain barrel to collect water for reuse.