Water Properties CFA

Front

Which part of a water molecule has a Positive Charge?

Back

The Hydrogen

Front

Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

• water sticking to water
• water sticking to glass
• oil sticking to plastic
• hydrogen sticking to oxygen

Back

water sticking to water

Front

What does it mean when water is polar?

Back

It is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends.

Front

What term relates to the property of water sticking well to many materials?

Back

adhesion

Front

What is the term for water's ability to defy gravity and climb up a tube?

Back

Capillary Action

Front

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

Back

Hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension).

Front

Why does ice float on liquid water?

Back

less dense

Front

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

Back

adhesion

Front

As you added drops to the coins, each drop stuck to the other water because of ________________. Options: adhesion, cohesion, capillary action, specific heat

Back

cohesion

Front

How would you use the concept of adhesion and cohesion to explain the movement of water in a thin tube?

Back

Adhesion allows water to stick to the tube's surface, while cohesion pulls more water along.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking