Water properties

4. Water can go up narrow tubes against gravity.
6. Water lets light pass through.
7. Water is a powerful _____________, as it can dissolve many substances.
8. Water molecules are strongly attracted to other water molecules.
10. Water can absorb or release a lot of heat without changing its temperature too much.
12. Water becomes solid at 0ºC.
13. Because water is incompressible, it has a fixed ______________________.

1. This is the physical state of water at room temperature, which allows it to flow and adapt to different shapes.
2. Water molecules at the surface of a water body can escape into the atmosphere and become steam.
3. Water turns suddenly into a gas at this temperature.
5. Ice floats in water because it is less ________________ due to its expansion.
9. The surface of water behaves as a flexible membrane due to this property.
11. Water molecules stick to other materials.