Physics of Water Pt. 1

Open Ended

How do you think water's physical properties affect life on Earth?

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What is crucial in determining where organisms can live in the ocean?

Multiple Choice

The faster molecules move, the more heat there is.

• True

• False

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According to the image:

What is the boiling temperature of water in degrees Fahrenheit?

What is the freezing temperature of water in degrees Fahrenheit?

What is the boiling temperature of water in degrees Celsius?

What is the freezing temperature of water in degrees Celsius?

What is the boiling temperature of water according to the Kelvin scale?

What is the freezing temperature of water according to the Kelvin scale?

Multiple Choice

It takes more heat energy to raise water’s temperature than that of most substances.

• Therefore water can absorb or release a lot of heat with little temperature change.

• Water’s heat capacity affects the world’s climate and weather.

• True

• False

Open Ended

The island of Bermuda has about the same latitude as Birmingham, AL or Fort Worth, TX. However, Bermuda has a tropical climate and never experiences snow or freezing rain. Why is that?

Multiple Choice

What happens to water as it cools?

• It turns into gas
• It becomes solid
• It evaporates
• It becomes more dense

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Even after all liquid crystallizes and turns water to ice, heat continues to leave the solid. However, this change in heat cannot be sensed with a thermometer and is identified as non-sensible heat.

What is this process of non-sensible heat called?

Multiple Choice

Does it take more or less heat to vaporize water than to to freeze it?

• It takes more heat to vaporize water
• It takes less heat to vaporize water
• It takes the same amount of heat to vaporize and freeze water
• Neither, water cannot be vaporized or frozen

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When it vaporizes, all the hydrogen bonds must break, which requires more

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Multiple Choice

The y-axis of the graph is not labeled; however, according to the information depicted, you can determine that the heat is being measured in

• Fahrenheit.

• Celsius.

• Kelvin.

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The tendency of water to resist temperature change is called

.

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Water cools at about the same rate as it heats is called

.

Open Ended

Why are thermal inertia and thermal equilibrium important to life and Earth's climate?