Water Flashcards
Terrestrial
of, on relating to the earth
Abode
a place where one lives
Emergent Properties
an entity gains when it becomes part of a bigger system.
Medium
solid or liquid substratum on which, or in which, cells or organ explants can be made to grow
Electronegative
electrically negative
Polar bond
polar bond is a type of covalent bond in which the electrons forming the bond are unequally distributed.
polar molecule
a molecule containing polar bonds where the sum of all the bond’s dipole moments is not zero
anomalous
deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
Cohesion
Cohesion due to hydrogen bonding contributes to the
transport of water and dissolved nutrients against gravity in
plants
Adhesion
the action or process of adhering to a surface or object
Surface tension
the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible.
Kinetic energy
energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion: Compare with potential
Heat
energy that is transferred from one body to another as the result of a difference in temperature.
Temperature
a physical quantity that expresses hot and cold
Joule
the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI).
