Hydrosphere Vocab Flashcard 1

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Matter packing in a substance (thickness). D=mass/volume

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density

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All of Earth's water

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hydrosphere

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Equal and opposite charges.

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polar molecule

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A substance dissolved in a solution.

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solute

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Substance that dissolves

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solvent

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A mixture formed when one substance dissolves another.

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solution

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Measurement of solute in a volume of solvent

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concentration

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Water's polarity makes it a

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universal solvent

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Buoyant force on an object equals the weight of the fluid it displaces.

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Archimedes' Principle

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Attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom, connecting water molecules.

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hydrogen bond