Water Properties Review Game

Front

What is the name for the weak attraction between the negative oxygen of one water molecule and the positive hydrogen of another?

Back

Hydrogen Bonds

Front

What does it mean that water has an unusually high specific heat?

Back

A large amount of heat is required to raise the temperature of water.

Front

Why do large bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans, not quickly fluctuate in temperature?

Back

Water has a high heat capacity.

Front

What is the reason that ice floats on liquid water?

Back

Ice is less dense than liquid water.

Front

What do we call the phenomenon when water molecules stick easily to other water molecules?

Back

Cohesion

Front

What is the term for the ability of water to dissolve many substances?

Back

Solvency

Front

What property of water allows it to have a high surface tension?

Back

Cohesion of water molecules.

Front

What is the term for the attraction between water molecules and other substances?

Back

Adhesion

Front

What is the significance of water being a polar molecule?

Back

It allows water to form hydrogen bonds and interact with other polar substances.

Front

What happens to the density of water as it freezes?

Back

Water becomes less dense when it freezes.