Water Properties

Front

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.

Back

precipitation

Front

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

Back

adhesion

Front

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

Back

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

Front

Water’s ability to be attraction to other water molecules.

Back

cohesion

Front

A molecule with electrically charged areas is called a _______________.

Back

polar molecule

Front

Why is water considered a universal solvent?

Back

Dissolves most substances

Front

Rusting is an example of:

Back

chemical weathering

Front

The formation of large cracks in the face of a mountain from ice wedging is an example of:

Back

physical weathering

Front

Weeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:

Back

physical weathering

Front

What caused small white crystals to appear on Ms Johnson and Mrs Grubbs' flip-flops after a day at the ocean?

Back

Water evaporated from the shoes and salt from the ocean was left behind