Flashcards: Apologia - Physical Science - Module 4: The Wonder of Water
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on April 21, 2010
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Vocabulary from Module 4 of Apologia Educational Ministries' Exploring Creation with Physical Science (2nd Edition) by Dr. Jay Wile
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Cindy-2012, CC, All Cycles, EEL, Challenge A, B, & I, challenge 1, CC Tampa, grace academy, CC of Hillsboro, MGA physical science (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Electrolysis | The use of electricity to break a molecule down into smaller units |
| Polar molecule | A molecule that has slight positive and negative charges due to an imbalance in the way electrons are shared |
| Solvent | A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |
| Solute | A substance that is dissolved in a solvent |
| Cohesion | The phemonemon that occurs when individual molecules are so strongly attracted to each other that they tend to stay together, even when exposed to tension |
| Hard Water | Water that has certain dissolved ions in it - predominately calcium and magnesium ions |