AQUATIC SCIENCE MID TERM FINAL REVIEW 2019

Polar bears are ________ of penguins

• not a predator
• a major predator

Water freezes at what temperature ?

• 0^o F
• 100^o C
• 32^o C
• 0^o C

Water boils at what temperature?

• 132^o  F
• 212^o C
• 100^o C
• None of the above

The ability of water to move through and around substances is called?  (Examples:  Water moving through a paper towel; water being transported from the roots to the top leaves of a tree.)

• Capillary action
• Cohesion action
• Concave action
• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What enables a water strider to stand on the water?

• Adhesion
• Cohesion
• Surface Tension
• None of the above

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• capillary action
• surface tension

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

The attraction that causes water and other liquids to form drops on thin films (like wax paper) is called ________________. This is also water’s ability to be attracted to other water molecules.

• adhesion
• capillary action
• cohesion
• surface tension

Which is NOT a unique property of water?

• Frozen water floats on liquid water.
• Water covers most of the Earth’s surface and retains a large amount of heat.
• Water molecules stick to each other through hydrogen bonds.
• Water cools very rapidly.

Water is a universal solvent because it...

• It can be found anywhere
• It freezes when it gets cold
• floats when frozen
• Dissolves most substances

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What do you call the land that water flows across, under, and through on its way to a body of water?

• Tributary
• River system
• Headwaters
• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4