propertiesof water- winston- salem forsyth county schools（propertiesof水——温斯顿-塞勒姆福赛斯县的学校）（11页）.docVIP

WATER UNIT GLOSSARY: The following definitions are used throughout the 9 weeks we learn about water Properties of Water Absorbency – the ability to take in a material Adhesion – the tendency of water to stick to other substances Buoyancy – the ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object that is immersed in the fluid Capillary Action – the process that moves water through a narrow porous space Cohesion – the attractive force between water molecules Density – the measure of mass of a substance per unit volume Insoluble – not soluble Man-made fibers – a man made object resembling a thread Natural fibers – an object found in nature resembling a thread Polarity – uneven distribution of charges across a molecule Soluble – having the ability to be dissolved in another substance Specific Heat – the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius Solute- a substance that gets dissolved in a solution Solvent-a substance that does the dissolving in a solution Surface Tension – the force that acts on the particles at the surface of a liquid Synthetic – prepared or created artificially; man-made not found in nature Universal Solvent – the quality of water that makes it able to dissolve more substances that any other solvent can Structure of the Hydrosphere/ Distribution of Water Aquifer – an underground layer of rock or soil that holds water Artesian Well – a well in which water rises because of pressure within aquifer Brackish Water- a mixture of fresh and salt water. Found in esturaries Condensation – the process of warm air cooling as it rises and releasing moisture in the form of a liquid Drought – a long period of scarce rainfall Ecological Address – Evaporation – the process by which a liquid is changed into a vapor Flood Plain--a strip of relatively flat and normally dry land alongside a stream, river, or lake that is covered by water during a flood Fresh wat