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applied unit 8 water

vocab on water cycle, prop of water and water pollution

AB
high surface tension50 drops of water fit on a penny
water expands on freezingfrost kills skin/plants
water boils in a paper cupthermal conductivity
salt dissolves in wateruniversal solvent
fish do not freeze in winterwater freezes from the top down
ice floatsice is less dense than water
sweating is goodevaporative coolant
The Atlantic Ocean is cold in June.high specific heat
saltnonpoint from irrigation stunts growth
toxic substancespoint, can cause cancer, from mercury, lead, PCB from factories
Effects: clouds water, kills fish, non-pointsediment(dirt)
organic wastespoint, comes from spewage, paper mills, food processers
acidspoint, comes from minning industry, kills fish
What pollutant causes Disease and is a point source, and caused by human + animal wastes?Bacteria + Viruses
Nutrientsnon-point, caused by nitrogen from farms + phospurus from detergents, causes excess algae growth and decreased oxygen
What pollutant is both point and non-point and coats and kills animals, that comes from spills?oil and grease
Heat pollutionpoint, decreases oxygen, caused by industries, cooling processes
Radioactivitypoint, causes cancer, is caused by medical and nuclear waste
evaporationsun turns liquid water to water vapor
Transpirationplants release water at night (dew)
Respirationanimals release water when they breathe
condensationwater vapor forms clouds
precipatationwater falls to earth, rain, sleet, snow, etc.
percolationto ground water, water table
porositythe amount of open space between particles
permiabilitythe connection of air spaces
covalent bondshold hydrogen together
hydrogen bondsholds 2 water molecules to each other
water boils at....100 degrees celcius
water freezes at....zero degrees celcius
universal solventdissolves stuff
ice is ____ dense than waterless
water ______ when it freezesexpands
thermal conductivityabsorbs heat
evaporative coolantas water evaporates, it takes heat with it.
water has a......surface tensionhigh
sticks to itselfcohesive
sticks to other thingsadhesive
great lakesHuron,Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
problems in great lakesbithotrephies, lamprey, zebra mussels


Academic chemistry
Saint Michaels High School
MD

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