2380019059 | Water is the only compound that commonly exists in these three states on Earth. | Solid, Liquid and Gas | ![]() | 0 |
2391836843 | Water contains these charges in each molecule. | Positive and Negative | ![]() | 1 |
2391842402 | Water molecules tend to __________ together because they contain positive and negative charges. | Stick | ![]() | 2 |
2391847120 | Water sticking to other things is called ... | Adhesion | ![]() | 3 |
2391848704 | Water sticking to itself is called ... | Cohesion | ![]() | 4 |
2391850298 | Allows water to form drops | Cohesion | ![]() | 5 |
2391853395 | Water is called the ________________ because it dissolves more substances than any other solvent. | Universal Solvent | ![]() | 6 |
2391856026 | Water _____________ heat energy from the atmosphere. | Absorbs | ![]() | 7 |
2391861059 | Large bodies of water help to moderate the climate by _____________ heat in the summer and ___________ heat in the winter. | Absorbing Releasing | ![]() | 8 |
2391865604 | Areas near large bodies of water tend to have ___________ climates. | Milder | ![]() | 9 |
2391887125 | _________________ is an important development in the 1900's that keeps contamination of fresh water and disease outbreaks due to contaminated water from happening. | Water Treatment and Separate Sewer lines | ![]() | 10 |
2391892895 | _________________ is used to water farms and crops so that rain is not the only source of water. | Irrigation | ![]() | 11 |
2391896636 | ___________________ power uses the kinetic energy of moving water to create electricity. | Hydroelectric | ![]() | 12 |
2391900700 | Water can be made into ___________ and used to turn turbines in power plants to make electricity. | Steam | ![]() | 13 |
2391903899 | Most of the earth's water is ___________. | Salt Water | ![]() | 14 |
2391905431 | _________% of the earth's water is salt water. | 97 | ![]() | 15 |
2391907350 | Less than ___% of the earth's water is fresh and unfrozen. | 1 | ![]() | 16 |
2391909565 | Water occurs on earth in ... | Rivers, lakes and streams | ![]() | 17 |
2391911993 | Water can be found in layers of rock underground called ... | Aquifers | ![]() | 18 |
2391916162 | Over time a variety of techniques have been used to collect fresh water for consumption and use ... | tunnels, aqueducts, wells, cisterns, pumps and reservoirs | ![]() | 19 |
2391921559 | Water plays a role in three things that have shaped the environment ... | 1. Physical and Chemical Weathering 2. Erosion 3. Deposition | ![]() | 20 |
2391925398 | Freezing water can break rocks and change their shape over time. This is called ... | Physical Weathering | ![]() | 21 |
2391930732 | When water dissolves other substances, those substances may REACT with minerals in rocks. This breaks rocks down and changes them into new substances. This is called ... | Chemical Weathering | ![]() | 22 |
2391933557 | The washing away of soil and rock is called ... | Erosion | ![]() | 23 |
2391936637 | Agents of erosion include ... | Wind, Water, Weather phenomena | ![]() | 24 |
2391939170 | When soil or rock is moved to a new area forming new land shapes, this is called ... | Deposition | ![]() | 25 |
2391941873 | When water freezes, it __________. | Expands | ![]() | 26 |
2391943386 | When water freezes, it becomes less __________. | Dense | ![]() | 27 |
2391945197 | Solid ice ___________ floats in liquid water because it is less dense. | Floats | ![]() | 28 |
2391948570 | Water has _____________ which allows some objects that would normally sink to float. | Surface Tension | ![]() | 29 |
2391950659 | ________________ is why water is able to bubble up on a penny before it spills off. | Surface Tension | ![]() | 30 |
2391952978 | A _______ is used to make hydroelectric power. | Dam | ![]() | 31 |
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