Is water a solvent or solute? Does water have a weak or strong ability to dissolve substances?
Solvent, Strong
Describe pure water is 4 ways. What particles is it composed of?
Clear, colourless, no taste or odour. 2 Hydrogens 1 Oxygen
Explain the behaviour of the gaseous state of water
Particles very far apart, Particles can more VERY freely, Lots of energy
The gas state of water is known as?
Water vapour
What percent is fresh water on earth?
3%
Water that flows over Earth's surface (from precipitation/snowmelt)
Runoff
a layer of underground rock that is completely saturated with water is
Aquifer
Water that seeps through soil and cracks in rock. Source of water for underground springs and wells
Ground Water
Depth at which loose rock and soil are saturated with water
Water Table
Frozen field of ice covering North or South field
Polar Ice Sheet
Large area of ice that permanently covers land
Ice Cap
The sticky clumps of small particles that form when alum is added to water are called
Floc
A continuous movement of water above, on, below the Earth's Surface. Driven by
Water Cycle, Sun
Which 3 phase changes involve the loss of thermal energy?
Condensation, freezing, deposition
Evaporation changing from? Heat? Example?
Liquid to Gas, heat absorbed
Sublimation changing from? Heat? Example?
Solid to gas, heat in, tree car freshner
