6th Grade Terms2Learn #1 Review (water and its properties vocab)

An attractive force between water molecules; water to water

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• polar molecule

Attractive force that causes water molecules to stick to OTHER molecules

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• polar molecule

Tightly packed molecules on the top of a liquid; caused by cohesion

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• polar molecule

"Mickey Mouse" molecule, positive at H end and negative at O end; acts like a magnet

• polar molecule

• surface tension

• adhesion

• cohesion

Any factor that can break or weaken a liquid's surface tension

• surfactant

• specific heat

• capillary action

• solute

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a substance. A lot of energy is needed to raise the temperature of water.

• surfactant

• specific heat

• capillary action

• solute

When water travels up very narrow tubes against gravity due to the forces of cohesion and adhesion.

• surfactant

• specific heat

• capillary action

• solute

The substance that is being dissolved

• solute

• solvent

• solution

• polar molecule

The substance (usually a liquid) that another substance is dissolved in

• solute

• solvent

• solution

• polar molecule

A liquid mixture in which the solute and solvent are evenly distributed.

• solute

• solvent

• solution

• mixture