Water Properties
The property of water that describes it is a charged molecule
Polarity
The solid state of water
Ice
Carbon is known as the element of what?
This is an important component of proteins and nucleic acids (which make up DNA and RNA)
Nitrogen
This gaseous form of water is found in our atmosphere
Water vapor
The charge associated with the oxygen atom in a water molecule
This type of energy powers the phase change of water from liquid to gas
Thermal
The process of plants taking in CO2 and converting it into sugar using sunlight and water.
Photosynthesis
The process of turning ammonium ions into nitrites and nitrates.
Nitrification
This force pulls water out of the clouds
Gravity
These form between a slightly positive and slightly negative atom.
This step of the water cycle involves water vapor turning into droplets of water that cluster together and form clouds.
Condensation
The burning of fossil fuels
Combustion
The process of nitrogen compounds being turned into ammonium by decomposers
Ammonification
The process of changing water from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
The substance in the beaker has a pH of 9. What type of substance is it?
A base
This collects into rivers that flow downhill until they reach the ocean.
Runoff
Dead organisms are broken down by fungi and bacteria, releasing CO2. This is called...
Decomposition
Nitrogen gas makes up this % of our atmosphere - we breathe mostly nitrogen!
78%
The process of changing water from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
It is freezing in Canada, the surfaces of lakes are frozen over, but fish are still able to swim in the water below the ice. The entire lake is not a block of ice. Which property of water explains that?
High specific heat/heat capacity
When water travels from the roots to the leaves of a plant and the water evaporates from the leaf, this is called....
Transpiration
This dissolves in seawater
Carbon dioxide
The uptake of nitrates from the soils by the roots and plants
Assimilation
Precipitation