Properties of Water

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What property of water allows it to be such a versatile solvent that it is often called the "universal solvent?"

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Polarity

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Why do large bodies of water not quickly fluctuate in temperature?

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Water has a high heat capacity.

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Why can water striders walk across the surface of calm water? Options: The insects are light enough so they do not break the hydrogen bonds holding the water molecules together, The insects actually use their wings to hover slightly above the water’s surface and they only skim it with their feet., The insect’s feet are non-polar, so they are repelled by the polar water molecules and are pushed away from the water’s surface., The insects are small enough to see the individual water molecules, so they are able to step carefully from one molecule to the next.

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The insects are light enough so they do not break the hydrogen bonds holding the water molecules together

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What two elements make up water?

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Hydrogen and oxygen

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What word describes when water is attracted to other substances? Options: cohesion, adhesion, capillary action, surface tension

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adhesion

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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

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Attractions between water molecules are called

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Hydrogen bonds

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Which is NOT a unique property of water? Options: Frozen water floats on liquid water. , Water covers most of the Earth’s surface and retains a large amount of heat. , Water molecules stick to each other through hydrogen bonds. , Water cools very rapidly.

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Water cools very rapidly.

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What property of water helps to moderate earth's temperature?

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Specific heat capacity

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Why is water polar?

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The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and a slight positive charge near its hydrogen atoms.