Water molecules are so strongly attracted to

each other that if they are placed on a

substance such as wax or oil that tries to get between them, they squeeze together to

form a droplet.

Surface Tension

Water Strider

Water Spider

Meniscus FormationCapillary Action

Adhesion

Water heats more slowly and cools more slowly than many other substances when exposed to the same amount of energy.

Because of the high heat capacity of water, regions that are close to large bodies of water are more mild in the winter and cooler in the summer than locations that are more inland.