Water Properties Warm Up

Front

Attractions between water molecules are called

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Hydrogen bonds

Front

Which process is responsible for water changing from a liquid to a gas during the water cycle?

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Evaporation

Front

The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.

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Surface tension

Front

What phenomenon occurs when water molecules stick to the surface of a material, such as glass?

Back

Adhesion

Front

Which process describes water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

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Precipitation

Front

What is the term for the attraction between molecules of the same substance, such as water?

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Cohesion

Front

What property of water allows it to dissolve many substances, making it a universal solvent?

Back

Polarity

Front

What is the term for the movement of water through a plant from the roots to the leaves?

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Transpiration

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the ability of water to rise in narrow spaces against gravity?

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Capillary action