Review of water properties and the water cycle

Front

Water turns into water vapour and rises invisibly into the air

Back

Evaporation

Front

How do plants release water vapour into the air?

Back

Transpiration

Front

Water falls from the sky as rain, hail or snow

Back

Precipitation

Front

Infiltration

Back

water that soaks into the ground

Front

When one water molecule is attracted to another water molecule

Back

cohesion

Front

When the water molecule was attracted to the surface of the coin

Back

adhesion

Front

The attraction between particles of one substance to another.

Back

adhesion

Front

The tendency of a liquid to minimise its surface area. Like a 'skin'

Back

surface tension

Front

The name used to describe the curve

Back

meniscus

Front

Used to separate colours by placing paper in water

Back

chromatography