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Water Cycle

The cycle of which water goes through to recycle itself

Condensation

Evaporation

liquid → gas

Sublimation

solid → gas

Transpiration

when plants absorb water from the soil and then puts it through their leaves and out, turns water vapor into the atmosphere.

Precipitation

rain, slow, fleet, hail

Deposition

gas → solid

Groundwater

Water stored in the ground naturally or for man made purposes

Infiltration

When water seeps through the ground

Aquifer

Underground storage of water for welling etc.

Run Off

when water flows onto a surface, going into rivers + lakes eventually going into the ocean

Polarity

a difference in electrical charges in the same molecule

Hydrogen Bond

bonds formed between molecules

Water is electronegative

(draws electrons closer to itself) and leads to the polarity of a water molecule

Cohesion

Attraction between molecules of the same substance (also stick to other water molecules, forming weak hydrogen bonds)

Adhesion

Attraction between molecules of different substances (form hydrogen bonds with other surfaces)

Universal Solvent

dissolving substances

High Specific Heat

regulate temperature (water takes more energy to increase the temperature of water compared to other substances)

Low Density in Solid State

ice is less dense than a liquid water causing it to float. (form of insulation)