Is water wet yes?

If we define "wet" as a sensation that we get when a liquid comes in contact with us, then yes, water is wet to us. If we define "wet" as "made of liquid or moisture", then water is definitely wet because it is made of liquid, and in this sense, all liquids are wet because they are all made of liquids.
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Is water wet yes or no?

Water is wet, in the sense of being a liquid which flows easily, because its viscosity is low, which is because its molecules are rather loosely joined together.
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Is water wet explain?

This is an adhesion between two things and something that water cannot do to itself. Water has to be “wetted” by something else or it makes no sense. Water can be “wetted” by oil or another foreign liquid, but it cannot wet itself.
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Is water wet or sticky?

Water is highly cohesive—it is the highest of the non-metallic liquids. Water is sticky and clumps together into drops because of its cohesive properties, but chemistry and electricity are involved at a more detailed level to make this possible.
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Why is water not wet or dry?

Water has a strong cohesive force between the atoms and a small but noticeable adhesive force, determining that water does wet things but cannot wet water. To become wet requires nigh but a solid and a liquid. “These molecules are surrounded by, or covered by, more molecules of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
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Is the water dry?

If we define "wet" as "made of liquid or moisture", then water is definitely wet because it is made of liquid, and in this sense, all liquids are wet because they are all made of liquids.
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Is a fish wet?

Wetness can only be considered in a dry environment. On that basis, a fish in the water is not wet. But take a fish out of the water, you see water on its skin, so, it is not dry, it is wet. A fish is not only in the water, but it also swallows some, so it is not dry.
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Is Lava wet?

If we're using it as an adjective (definition: covered or saturated with water or another liquid), then lava is a liquid state so it therefore it's wet. But nothing touched by lava is left damp or moist, which means that you can't really use wet as a verb to describe lava.
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Can ice be wet?

In 1842, the British physicist Michael Faraday observed that ice is always wet and forms a thin layer of liquid water.
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Is the rain wet?

rain is not wet . it is the process of condensation of water droplets in the clouds .
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Is water a wet argument?

Most people will say yes and believe that any object that touches water, whether it is fully submerged or not, is considered wet. Well, the opposing point of this argument is that if an object is fully surrounded or submerged in water, it is only wet once you remove that object from the water.
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Is water wet Quora?

According to information obtained from a scholarly database, Quora.com, “In a liquid-liquid interaction, such as water by itself, we can say that water is not wet, as molecules are all bound together and not wetting one another.”
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Can the air be wet?

Wet air is air that contains the highest level of water vapor. In general, air contains some moisture or water vapor, regardless of the temperature and air pressure.
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Is a pool of water wet?

The same rule applies to water; since it makes things wet, it must be wet. Obviously this does not necessarily apply to every case, but in general, it works with water. When someone jumps into a pool, they instantly become wet when in the pool.
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Is water wet is fire burnt?

“Fire is hot because thermal energy (heat) is released when chemical bonds are broken and formed during a combustion reaction. Combustion turns fuel and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water. … Both light and heat are released as energy.” So water is not wet and fire is hot.
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Is fire burnt?

Can fire *be* burned? Though as a wall built partly of flammable material I wish fire could be burned, it can't. Fire is just the light and heat resulting from oxidation of fuel; there is nothing in fire to oxidize, because fire itself isn't a substance it's a process.
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Is snow wet?

Snow can either be the light, or powdery (dry snow) like we have been experiencing or it can be heavy and wet. Dry snow forms when it is completely cold from the top of the atmosphere all the way down to the surface.
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Is frozen wet or dry?

Even at 200 degrees or more below zero, seemingly solid ice is -- in a sense -- all wet, the researchers say. Unlike other solids that are, in fact, solid all the way to their surfaces, an extremely thin, quasi-fluid layer coats the surface of frozen water, they conclude.
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Is Steam still water?

Steam is water in the gas phase. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization.
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What does lava taste like?

Hot volcano lava would instantly burn away your taste buds so the taste would not be discernible.
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Is lava hotter than fire?

While lava can be as hot as 2200 F, some flames can be much hotter, such as 3600 F or more, while a candle flame can be as low as 1800 F. Lava is hotter than a typical wood or coal-buring fire, but some flames, such as that of an acetylene torch, is hotter than lava.
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Do fish ever fart?

Most fish do use air to inflate and deflate their bladder to maintain buoyancy which is expelled either through their mouth or gills which can be mistaken for a fart. For example, sand tiger sharks gulp air into their stomachs at the surface which they then discharge out the back door to attain a desired depth.
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Do fish get thirsty?

The answer is still no; as they live in water they probably don't take it in as a conscious response to seek out and drink water. Thirst is usually defined as a need or desire to drink water. It is unlikely that fish are responding to such a driving force.
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Can fish cry underwater?

No, fishes can't cry and can't produce tears.

It is often thought that fish may lack the limbic system, but in reality, fishes do have a limbic system, but they lack the biological machinery to produce tears.
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