Emergent Properties of Water

Question 1

Four Properties of Water

Answer 1

Cohesive ability, Moderating temperature, Expansion upon freezing, a universal solvent

Question 2

Cohesion

Answer 2

Water sticking to itself

Question 3

Adhesion

Answer 3

Water sticking to something else

Question 4

Surface Tension

Answer 4

How difficult it is to break or stretch the surface of a liquid

Question 5

Transpiration

Answer 5

The evaporation of water into the atmosphere; drawing water out of the leaves and sending it out, repeating the process

Question 6

How does water moderate temperature?

Answer 6

It absorbs heat to help cool down an environment or it releases heat to help warm up an environment

Question 7

High Specific Heat

Answer 7

The amount of heat that must be absorbed or lost to change its temperature by 1 degree C

Question 8

Does water have a low or high specific heat?

Answer 8

A High Specific Heat

Question 9

Is ice more or less dense than water?

Answer 9

Less; that’s why it floats

Question 10

Why is it important that ice floats instead of sinks?

Answer 10

Because by floating, it protects the organisms that live underneath it; it keeps the water just warm enough so the organisms can thrive instead of freezing, themselves

Question 11

Solution

Answer 11

Mixture of two or substances

Question 12

Solvent

Answer 12

The dissolving agent

Question 13

Solute

Answer 13

The substance that gets dissolved

Question 14

How does salt dissolve in water?

Answer 14

The water goes in there and literally rips it apart. The O clings to the Na and the H clings to the Cl, bc they’re opposite charges

Question 15

Hydrophilic

Answer 15

Likes water

Question 16

Hydrophobic

Answer 16

Doesn’t like water