A | B |
water | a liquid earth material made from hydrogen and oxygen |
property | characteristic of a material; something you can observe such as color, smell or taste |
absorb | when water soaks into another material |
bead | water makes a dome-shape on some materials; no movement of water into another material |
surface tension | skin like surface on water that is created by the attractive forces between water molecules |
dome | the shape created by a drop of water when it is on a flat surface |
slope | a slanted surface |
flow | describes the movement of liquid over a surface |
buoyancy | the ability to float |
sink | stay under the water when a material has more density |
density | closeness or compactness of molecules (for example: a ball of clay is denser that a thin boat made from clay) |
variable | something that can be changed during an experiment, such as the materials, equipment or procedure, to see if it changes the results |
capacity | amount of space inside a container or shape |
cargo | load of goods carried by a form of transportation such as a boat |
displacement | when an object is put in the water, it pushes some water away |
dissolve | to break into particles when mixed with water |
soluble | a substance that dissolves in water |
contract | takes up less space; when water is cooled |
expand | to take up more space; when water is heated |
states of matter | water can appear in the form of a liquid, solid, or gas |