TX Aquatic Science Ch. 1 Quiz

What property of water allows it to attract or cling to itself in order to create surface tension so certain insects can walk on water?

• state of matter

• cohesion

• polarity

• specific heat

Water boils at _______ and freezes at ________.

• 32 ^oF and 212 ^oF

• 100 ^oC and 32 ^oF

• 212 ^oC and 32 ^oC

• 100 ^oF and 32 ^oC

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How long would it take a human to die without drinking water?

• about 1 month

• about 1 week

• 3 days

• all of the above

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Water has 2 atoms of Hydrogen that are attracted to Oxygen. The Hydrogen atoms have what kind of charge?

• neutral

• negative (-)

• positive (+)

• polar

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Chemists have given water a nickname because it is very good at dissolving many things. What is this nickname?

• universal solute

• universal dissolver

• universal solvent

• H₂O

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Of the 3% of freshwater that exists on Earth about ______% of that freshwater is found in polar ice caps and glaciers?

• 80%

• 71%

• 97%

• 1/2 of 1%

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Most of the water used in the United States is used to grow surplus crops and build industries, but only ________ of the water used goes to our homes and cities for usage?

• 1%

• one-tenth

• 3%

• 10%

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Name two inorganic pollutants that can build up in a body of water which could lead to an explosion of growth of algae and plants.

• carbon dioxide and H₂S gas

• phosphates and nitrates

• manure and human sewage

• ammonia and oxygen

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Which property of water allows large bodies of water such as Lake Michigan to heat up very slowly while cooling off just as slow?

• Great Lakes

• specific heat

• surface tension

• state of matter

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What sector of business/commerce is the biggest user of water?

• Electrical Power

• Sewage Plants

• Agriculture

• Industry