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h20 Water dictionary. Written By Esnarda. Adhesion (ad-hee-zhugh’n) noun, when water sticks to an object and not itself. The water is sticking to the sinks surface. Capillary actions (cap-u-lary) noun, water rising in tubes or exiting tubes. Water escapes through tubes and rises in tubes.
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h20Waterdictionary Written By Esnarda
Adhesion (ad-hee-zhugh’n) noun,when water sticks to an object and not itself. • The water is sticking to the sinks surface.
Capillary actions (cap-u-lary) noun, water rising in tubes or exiting tubes. • Water escapes through tubes and rises in tubes.
Cohesion ( koh-hee-zhuh’n) noun, when water sticks to itself. • When there is a little puddle of water on the sink and it gets bigger.
Hydrogen bond (hi-dro-gen) nouna type of bond used to stick to other water molecules. It is easily done, but can easily be broken • The water on the sink is everywhere.
Polarity (poh-lar-i-tee) nounwater molecules have two opposite sides that feel uneven unless they bond with other water molecules. • Water is sticking to itself because it feels unbalanced creating a flood.
Significance of waters specific heat (sig-nif-i-kuh’ns) nounwaters specific heat is really important because it absorbs and releases heat slowly, protects earth’s climate, and protects the marine life. • Water is evaporating from the sinks surface. This can happen when you take a shower
Significance of waters density (den-si-tee) noun & plural, if water is a solid it can float because it has less density, but if its water it has more density. • The object floats because its density is less than water in the sink.
Surface tension (ten-shuh’n) noun, due to bonds holding water molecules together there appears to be an elastic film. • The water in the sink looks like you can stand on it.
Universal solvent (sol-vohnt) noun, is the ability of water to dissolve almost anything. • The water is dissolving the soap on the sink.
Water cycle (sahy-kul) noun & verb noun water cycle is a word used to describe the different faces of water (gas, cloud, precipitation, and water.) • The water cycle has water evaporating from the sink.
Fun facts It takes 25 to fifty gallons to take a shower. • The 97% of earths water is ocean. It takes 2 gallons of water to brush your teeth. It takes 2 to 7 gallons to flush the toilet. A shower, bathroom, and sink use 2 to five gallons a minute. The water molecule is also known as the Mickey mouse molecule.
sources.: • http://www.njawwa.org/kidsweb/waterfacts/waterfacts.htm • http://dictionary.reference.com/ • http://www.jea.com/community/education/kidscorner/waterfacts.asp