Water Properties

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Why can a water strider skate along the top of a pond?

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hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

Front

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

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adhesion

Front

What two elements make up water?

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Hydrogen and oxygen

Front

Why can water have no net charge but have slight charges in different parts of the molecule?

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The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive

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Attractions between water molecules are called

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Hydrogen bonds

Front

The attraction that causes water and other liquids to form drops on thin films is called ________________. This is also water’s ability to be attraction to other water molecules. Options: adhesion, capillary action, cohesion, surface tension

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cohesion

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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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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.

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Molecule in which opposite ends have opposite electric charges

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polar molecule

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Why does ice float?

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As water freezes, it expands and its density decreases.