Properties of Water (Final)

Adhesion

The property of water responsible for the meniscus in a graduated cylinder or the beading of water on a window pane

solid state of water is less dense than the liquid state

The property of water that allows fish and other organisms to survive the winter in a frozen pond

Adhesion

The property of water that allows it to "stick" to other substances

Adhesion and cohesion

These two properties of water are responsible for capillary action and surface tension

High heat capacity

What property of water explains why coastal areas climates do not fluctuate as severely as further inland?

Cohesion

What property of water is also known as "surface tension"

Surface tension

Which property of water is responsible for the ability of a paper clip to float?

Polar molecule

an unequal distribution of electrons

H2O

chemical formula for water

Capillary Action

the combined force of attraction between water molecules and with molecules of surrounding materials that allows it to creep up small tubes or even up from the roots of a tree against gravity

Positive

the hydrogen end of water has this slight electrical charge

Negative

the oxygen end of water has this slight electrical charge

Cohesion

the property of water responsible for water's ability to stick to other water molecules

Water molecule

two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom

Universal Solvent

used to describe water because it dissolves many substances