Flashcard: Properties of Water

Front

Which property of water were you learning about at the "Magical Moving Pepper" station? Options: surface tension, universal solvent, adhesion, capillary action

Back

surface tension

Front

The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.

Back

surface tension

Front

Water droplets take a spherical shape because of ____________ (Options: adhesion, cohesion, capillary action, solubility)

Back

cohesion

Front

One substance being dissolved in another substance is a _____________. Options: solvent, solution, compound, molecule

Back

solution

Front

Most of the water on Earth is unusable by humans because it is _______________. Options: contaminated (dirty), groundwater, salt water, stored in glaciers

Back

salt water

Front

Water is known as the universal solvent.

Back

True

Front

A molecule with electrically charged areas is called a _______________.

Back

polar molecule

Front

Which represents the amount of potable water on Earth? Options: .006%, 97%, 2.4%, .003%

Back

.003%

Front

Water moves through plant roots and in other substances with pores because of ___________. Options: surface tension, polarity, capillary action, gravity

Back

capillary action

Front

Why were you able to stretch the water with a toothpick? Options: adhesion, cohesion, capillary action, specific heat

Back

adhesion