6.5--Water Properties

Water exists in a _______ state of matter once the temperature reaches over 100 degrees Celsius.

• liquid
• gaseous
• solid

A water molecule is a _______ since the negative end of one water molecule is attracted to the positive end of another water molecule.

• polar molecule
• sustain life
• surface tension
• specific heat

A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances is called a...

• solvent
• solute
• solution

A process powered by adhesion that causes water molecules to move upward through a narrow tube such as the stem of a plant is called...

• polar molecule
• surface tension
• capillary action
• specific heat

An attraction between molecules of different substances is called...

• cohesion
• adhesion

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius is called...

• polar molecule
• surface tension
• capillary action
• specific heat

Water is called the ________ because it dissolves so many substances.

• surface tension
• universal solvent
• capillary action
• specific heat

Water exists in a _______ state of matter between 0 and 100 degrees Celsius.

• liquid
• gaseous
• solid

The substance that is dissolved (sugar or salt) is a...

• solvent
• solute
• solution

A measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid is called...

• polar molecule
• surface tension
• capillary action
• specific heat