Properties of water

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

• water sticking to water

• water sticking to glass

• oil sticking to plastic

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Multiple Choice

The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.

• cohesion

• surface tension

Multiple Choice

Water droplets take a spherical shape (as pictured) because of ____________

• adhesion
• cohesion

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What is the water sticking to in this picture?

Multiple Choice

Surface tension is the property of water in which...

• water molecules at the surface tend to stick together.

• water spills easily.

• water tends to be see-through.

Multiple Choice

Water droplets take a spherical shape (as pictured) because of ____________

• adhesion
• cohesion

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic of water will allow a paperclip to remain floating on water when the paperclip is gently placed on top of the water?

• adhesion
• surface tension

Multiple Choice

Which property of water will cause water to bead up on glass?

• Adhesion
• Cohesion