Properties of Water LAB Review

When the thin glass tube was touched to the surface of the blue water in the beaker, the water climbed the tube, overcoming gravity.  Which of the following terms apply?

• cohesion and surface tension only
• surface tension only
• cohesion and adhesion only
• capillary action, cohesion, and adhesion

When a drop of water was placed between two glass slides, the slides stuck together and were difficult to separate.  Which term applies?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• capillary action
• surface tension

When a playing card was placed on a cup with water then turned upside down, the card did not fall.  Which concept was demonstrated?

• polarity
• adhesion
• cohesion
• surface tension

At least twenty drops of water fit on a penny before overflowing.  This created a "dome" of water.  What was demonstrated?

• cohesion 
• adhesion 
• capillary action
• none of the above

A cork will always float at the highest point.  When the cup was completely full, it floated in the middle.  Which term matches?

• cohesion
   
•   adhesion
   
• surface tension
   
• capillary action
   

When water was poured on one end of a string, it followed the string until it reached the cup at the end.  Which of the following was best demonstrated?

• Adhesion
• Polarity
• Surface tension
• Capillary Action

When water drops were placed on two spoons, one spoon demonstrated adhesion and the other demonstrated cohesion.  Which spoon demonstrated cohesion?

• The clear spoon without magic sand
• The spoon with the magic sand (pinkish)

The most important property of water (which actually causes all the rest of the properties to happen) is...

• Capillary Action
• Surface Tension
• Adhesion
• Polarity

A miniscus is the curved shape that the surface of water takes when placed in a container (pictured here).  Which property is most related to forming the miniscus?

• Cohesion
• Capillary Action
• Surface Tension
• Adhesion

Water travels from the roots of a tree to the leaves at the top of the tree.  Which term best describes this process?

• Surface Tension
• Adhesion
• Polarity
• Capillary Action