Properties of Water

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Why does ice float on water?

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less dense than water

Front

Which best illustrates the solid ice shape of the molecules?

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Front

A unique property of water to support life on Earth is:

• water molecule has no charge
• transparent
• dissolves many substances
• found naturally as solid, liquid, gas

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found naturally as solid, liquid, gas

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An attraction of the molecules of the same kind is

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cohesion

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The attraction of water molecules to other surfaces is

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adhesion

Front

What shape do ice molecules form to help it float on a frozen lake with fish below?

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hexagon

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What atoms make up the water molecule?

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2 hydrogen, 1 oxygen

Front

Which best represents the electrical charge of a water molecule?

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Front

What property of water allows a small insect to walk across calm water?

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surface tension