Properties of Water Review

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Why can fish survive winters in a pond?

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Ice is less dense than liquid water, so it will be on the top of a lake or pond allowing fish to swim beneath it.

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Water has a high specific heat which means it can hold a great deal of thermal energy without rapidly increasing in temperature. What will this affect?

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Cities that are close to Oceans and large lakes

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Why is water so good at dissolving so many substances? Options: it is polar, it is less dense as a solid, cohesion, adhesion

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it is polar

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Water has a slightly positive end AND a slightly negative end, this means water has

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polarity

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Water can hold a great deal of heat and help moderate the climate of a nearby landmass because of which property? Options: specific heat (high heat capacity), cohesion, adhesion, polarity

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specific heat (high heat capacity)

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What two elements make up water?

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Hydrogen and oxygen

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Why are paper clips able to float on water?

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surface tension

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Surface tension is caused by ...

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strong cohesion between water molecules

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Attractions between water molecules are called

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Hydrogen bonds

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Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?

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Capillary action pulls the water molecules like a chain