What is water?

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• capillary action
• surface tension

When water molecules stick easily to other water molecules, this is called what?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• solution
• polar molecule

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

Water beads up on the surface of a penny because of what property?

• Adhesion
• High Surface Tension
• Universal Solvent
• Changes in Density

What is surface tension?

• Water's ability to stick to itself
• Water's ability to stick to other substances
• The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined
• Tape, glue and other adhesives

Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?

• Water is pushed by solutes
• Capillary action pulls the water molecules like a chain
• Water is pulled by gravity
• Water’s cohesion causes it to “pull” towards the leaves

The fact that ice floats on liquid water is due to the fact that water's solid is ___________ than it's liquid form

• less polar
• more polar
• less dense
• more dense

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water can hold a great deal of heat and help moderate the climate of a nearby landmass because of which property?

• specific heat

• cohesion

• adhesion

• polarity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Water exists in this forms :

• Gas

• Plasma

• Liquid

• Solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

This shark looks like he is trying to break through a layer of plastic wrap.  It is really just the water's.....

• surface tension
• heat capacity
• polarity
• dissolving ability