Water Properties

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What is the term for water's ability to defy gravity and climb up a tube?

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Capillary Action

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What is the correct chemical formula for water?

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H₂O

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Which part of a water molecule has a Positive Charge?

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The Hydrogen

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What is cohesion?

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Water's ability to stick to itself.

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Which part of a water molecule has a Negative Charge?

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The Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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What is adhesion in the context of water?

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Water's ability to stick to other substances.

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

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Hydrogen bonding.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the significance of water's density being less in its solid form than in its liquid form?

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Ice floats on water, which insulates aquatic life.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is surface tension?

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The cohesive force at the surface of water that makes it behave like a stretched elastic membrane.

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How does water's polarity affect its solvent properties?

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Water can dissolve many ionic and polar substances due to its polarity.