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    Water has a high specific heat meaning that the amount of specific heat that must be absorbed or lost for 1 gram to change 1 degree celsius. Specific heat also creates a favorable, stable environment for marine life. Water acts as an insulator because if ice sank eventually all ponds, lakes and even ocean would freeze solid.

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    Water has a high specific heat meaning that the amount of specific heat that must be absorbed or lost for 1 gram to change 1 degree celsius. Specific heat also creates a favorable, stable environment for marine life. Water acts as an insulator because if ice sank eventually all ponds, lakes and even ocean would freeze solid.

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    TheFourPropertiesofWater
    1. CohesionandAdhesion:Cohesioniswhenhydrogenbondsholdmoleculestogether
    whereasadhesioniswhenthewaterstickstosurface.Surfacetensionisrelatedto
    cohesionbecauseit'sameasureofhowharditistobreakthesurfaceofaliquidasa
    resultofthehydrogenbonds,waterinthiscasebehavesasaninvisiblefilmbecauseof
    thehydrogenbondsanditisactuallythereasonwhyinsectscanwalkonwater.With
    adhesionwaterisclingingononesubstancetoanother,abiologyexamplewouldbe
    howwaterismovedfromtherootsoftreesuptotheleavesagainsttheforceofgravity.
    Wateradherestothecellwallsofplantsallowingittomovefromthebottomtothetopof
    thetree.
    2. ModerationofTemperature:Withmoderationoftemperaturewatercanmoderateair
    temperaturesbyabsorbingheatfromwarmairandreleasingstoredheatintocoolerair.
    Waterhasahighspecificheatmeaningthattheamountofspecificheatthatmustbe
    absorbedorlostfor1gramtochange1degreecelsius.Specificheatcanalsobe
    thoughtofasameasureofhowwellasubstanceresistschangingitstemperaturewhen
    itabsorbsorreleasesheat.Heatmustbeabsorbedinordertobreakthehydrogen
    bondsbeforewatermoleculescanstartmovingtoincreasethetemperature.Thenheat
    isusedtobreakthehydrogenbondsbeforewatermoleculescanstartmovingto
    increasethetemperature.Itrelatestobiologybecausewaterendsupmoderatingthe
    temperatureonEarthsocoastalregionsdon'thaveahugeinfluxoftemperature
    changes.Specificheatalsocreatesafavorable,stableenvironmentformarinelife.Water
    canalsohaveevaporativecoolingwhichiswhenliquidturnstogasbecausethehot
    moleculesturntogas.Orheatvaporizationwhichisthequantityofheatneededto
    change1gramofliquidtoagas.
    3. Insulation:Waterdoesinfactactasaninsulatorbecauseificesankeventuallyall
    ponds,lakesandevenoceanwouldfreezesolid.Surfaceiceendsupinsulatingthe
    waterbelowitandallowslifetothriveduringthewinter.Seasonalturnoversinlakesare
    causedbynutrientcycling,mostsubstancesaredensewhentheyaresolidexceptfor
    icesinceitfloats.Iceformsaloosecrystalstructurewhenhydrogenbondspushaway
    fromeachother
    4. WaterasaSolvent:Watercanbeusedtodochemicalreactionsinthebodywitheither
    dehydrationorhydrolysisreactions.Hydrolysisreactionsbreakdownthechemicalinto
    smallermolecules.

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