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Water Unit Vocabulary 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 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; does not dissolve in a solvent 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 a substance by one degree Celsius Surface Tension – the force that acts on the surface of water Universal Solvent – the quality of water that makes it able to dissolve more substances that any other substance Solvent- the substance that does the dissolving Solute- the substance the is being dissolved Distribution of Water/Water Cycle Condensation – the process of warm air cooling as it rises and releasing moisture in the form of a liquid Evaporation – the process by which a liquid is changed into a vapor Fresh water – water on Earth that is used for human consumption Groundwater – water located below Earth’s surface Human Consumption – the ability for humans to eat Hydrosphere – the portion of the Earth that contains water Impermeable – does not allow water to move through Infiltration – water that seeps into rocks and between particles of soil Percolation – the downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in soil due to gravity Permeable – having pores or openings that allow water (or other liquids) to flow through them Precipitation – the rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from clouds onto the Earth’s land and oceans Runoff – is precipitation that flows over land into streams and rivers. This water later enters oceans. Surface Water –