6.6 Vocabulary – Properties of Water

Fill in the blank: _______ (water molecules stick to other objects).

• adhesion

• cohesion

• evaporation

• condensation

Combined force of attraction among water molecules with surrounding materials (water molecules pull up other water molecules). Fill in the blank: _______ (capillary action).

• capillary action

• evaporation

• condensation

• sublimation

Fill in the blank: _______ (cohesion).

• cohesion

• adhesion

• friction

• tension

Amount of mass in a given volume of matter (ice is less dense than liquid water; floats). Fill in the blank: _______ (density).

• density

• volume

• mass

• weight

Fill in the blank: _______ (dissolve).

• dissolve

• resolve

• involve

• evolve

Composed of one or more types of atoms held together by a chemical bond (H2O). Fill in the blank: _______ (molecule).

• molecule

• atom

• compound

• element

Molecule that has electrically charged areas. Fill in the blank: _______ (polar).

• polar

• nonpolar

• neutral

• ionic

Molecules without electrically charged areas. Fill in the blank: _______ (nonpolar).

• nonpolar

• polar

• ionic

• covalent

Part of a solution that is present in the largest amount & dissolves solute (water in salt water). Fill in the blank: _______ (solvent).

• solvent

• solute

• mixture

• compound

Mixture in which the molecules of one substance are dissolved in another substance (salt water). Fill in the blank: _______ (solution).

• solution

• mixture

• compound

• element