Properties of Water

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What is the energy needed to heat a substance by a particular amount?

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Specific heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the force that holds molecules of a single substance together, allowing one water molecule to stick to other water molecules?

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Cohesion

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What part of the Earth's system contains all of the Earth's living things?

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Biosphere

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What part of the Earth's system consists of all the Earth's land and its features (mountains, plains, plateaus, etc.)?

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Geosphere

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What is a liquid that dissolves substances or the substance in which the solute dissolves?

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Solvent

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What property of water allows it to dissolve many substances, making it known as the 'universal solvent'?

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Water's polarity

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What is the term for the attraction between different substances, such as water molecules and plant cells?

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Adhesion

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What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

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Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is the term for the amount of heat energy required to change water from a liquid to a gas without changing its temperature?

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Latent heat of vaporization

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is the phenomenon called when water molecules stick to each other, creating surface tension?

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Cohesion