D Price Water Properties

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What two elements make up water?

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Hydrogen and Oxygen.

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Why is water called a universal solvent?

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Because it dissolves most substances.

Front

What is the reason ice floats on liquid water?

Back

Ice is less dense than liquid water.

Front

How are weather and climate related?

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They both refer to precipitation, temperature, wind/windspeed, and barometric pressure.

Front

What drives the water cycle?

Back

The Sun.

Front

What is the chemical formula for water?

Back

H2O.

Front

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

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Water's hydrogen bonding.

Front

What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water?

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Condensation.

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the ground to the atmosphere?

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Evaporation.

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What is the significance of water being a polar molecule?

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It allows water to dissolve many substances.