Water Properties, Water Cycle, & Distribution

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What is a water molecule composed of?

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2 Hydrogen atoms and 1 Oxygen atom

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What property of water allows it to be such a versatile solvent that it is often called the "universal solvent?"

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Polarity and high surface tension

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Why do large bodies of water not quickly fluctuate in temperature?

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Water has a high heat capacity.

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Why can water have no net charge but have slight charges in different parts of the molecule?

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The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive.

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What is a river?

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A natural large stream of flowing freshwater

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The transition zone between dry areas of land and bodies of water are called: Wetlands, Watersheds, Divides, Estuaries

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Wetlands

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water cycle

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the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

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A liquid that can dissolve a substance

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solvent

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A substance that dissolves into liquid

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solute

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A mixture produced when one substance dissolves into another substance

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solution