Water Properties

Front

What is the term for the property of water that allows it to stick to itself?

Back

Cohesion

Front

What is the attraction of water molecules to surrounding materials called?

Back

Capillary action

Front

What do we call the phenomenon when two water droplets stick together?

Back

Cohesion

Front

What is a substance called that is added to another substance to form a solution?

Back

Solute

Front

What is the term for the tightness across a substance caused by polar molecules pulling on each other?

Back

Surface tension

Front

What is the property of water that allows it to stick to other substances?

Back

Adhesion

Front

What is the term for the force that causes water to rise in a narrow tube against gravity?

Back

Capillary action

Front

What is the effect called when water molecules at the surface of a liquid are pulled inward?

Back

Surface tension

Front

What do we call the ability of water to dissolve many substances?

Back

Solvent

Front

What is the term for the measure of how much water can be attracted to a surface?

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Adhesion