Water: Unique Properties

Water: Unique Properties

Water: Why Should I Care?

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What are some of waters role on Earth? Check all answers that apply.

• Water has many properties.

• Water influences the weather.

• Water shapes Earth surfaces.

• Water supports life.

• Water supports human Activities.

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What is a polar molecule?

• molecule with electrically charged areas (2 positive ends)

• molecule with electrically charged areas (positive and negative ends)

• molecule with electrically charged areas (2 negative ends).

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Because water molecules have a positive end and a negative end, it has

• polarity

• liquid

• gas

• solid

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Why is water able to dissolve the antacid tablet?

• The antacid tablets are small

• Both the antacid and the water molecules are polar molecules

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What is the difference between adhesion and cohesion?

• Adhesion is water's ability to attract and stick to other water molecule and cohesion is water's ability to stick to other substances

• Adhesion is water's ability to stick to other substances and cohesion is water's ability to attract and stick to other water molecules.

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Water bugs can walk on the surface of water because of capillary action.

• True

• False

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Why does ice float on water?

• water is less dense than ice.

• ice is less dense than water.

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Water heats slower than the land.

• True

• False

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The land cools slower than water

• True

• False