Spiral Review 4 Properties of Water

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A measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid is called...

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Surface tension.

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What is the name of the phase change from liquid to gas?

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Evaporation.

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Water is called the ________ because it dissolves so many substances.

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Universal solvent.

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Because of its _______, water dissolves many substances.

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Polarity.

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Water is used to cool down engines because of this property.

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High specific heat.

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What property of water allows it to climb up a thin tube against gravity?

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Capillary action.

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

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Specific heat.

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What do we call the attraction between molecules of the same substance?

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Cohesion.

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What do we call the attraction between molecules of different substances?

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Adhesion.

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What is the term for the process of water vapor turning into liquid water?

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Condensation.