h20 water dictionary

H20WATER

DICTIONARY Written ByEsnarda

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

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.

The water molecule is also known as the Mickey mouse molecule.

It takes 25 to fifty gallons to take a shower.

A shower, bathroom, and sink use 2 to five gallons a minute.

SOURCES.:

http://www.njawwa.org/kidsweb/waterfacts/waterfacts.htm

http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://www.jea.com/community/education/

kidscorner/waterfacts.asp