Water and Life

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• How does water impact life processes?
• What are some examples of properties of water?
• How do the properties of water relate to its polarity?
• How does the chemical structure of water relate to its unique properties?
• What properties of water cause surface tension?
• How do acids and bases affect the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution?
• How can acids and bases be identified and named?
• Why is hydrogen important to life?
• Why is water an important solvent for living things?
• What is the significance of the high specific heat capacity of water?
• How does acid rain affect life in rivers and lakes?
• How do the unique chemical and physical properties of water make life on earth possible?
• Where did the water on earth come from?
• What are the properties of water that contribute to sustaining life on Earth?
• Why is water's ability to absorb heat important to aquatic organisms and to life on earth?
• How does the surface tension of water impact living things?
• Why are falling drops of water spherical?
• What is the tendency of water to rise upward in narrow tubes or be drawn into small spaces called?
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• What is eutrophication? What are factors that contribute to eutrophication?