Properties of Water

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An attraction between molecules of the same substance is called...

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Cohesion

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Because of its _______, water dissolves many substances.

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Polarity

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A water molecule is a _______ since the negative end of one water molecule is attracted to the positive end of another water molecule.

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Polar molecule

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The amount of space taken up by matter is ...

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Volume

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A process powered by adhesion that causes water molecules to move upward through a narrow tube such as the stem of a plant is called...

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Capillary action

Front

What property of water allows it to have a high specific heat?

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Hydrogen bonding

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The phenomenon where water molecules stick to other substances is called...

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Adhesion

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What is the term for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance?

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Specific heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is the term for the force that causes the surface of a liquid to behave like a stretched elastic membrane?

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Surface tension

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What is the term for a mixture where one substance is dissolved in another?

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