Marine Science Properties of Water Test

What two elements make up water?

• Helium and oxygen
• Hydrogen and oxygen
• helium and carbon
• oxygen and carbon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Water is a universal solvent because it...

• can be found anywhere.

• freezes when it gets cold.

• floats when frozen.

• dissolves most substances.

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

The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.

• adhesion
• capillary action
• surface tension
• polarity

Number 2 in the water cycle diagram is ___________.

• The Sun
• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement explains why water molecules stick together?

• both sides are negative
• one side has a positive charge and the other side has a negative charge
• one side has a negative charge adn the other side has a neutral charge
• both sides are positive

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Large bodies of water help to keep nearby climates from being too hot or too cold  because they...

• absorb heat in the spring and slowly release that heat in the fall
• absorb heat in the fall and slowly release that heat in the spring
• absorb heat in the summer and slowly release that heat in the winter
• absorb heat in the winter and slowly release that heat in the summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The process by which a gas changes back into a liquid when heat is taken away.

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• freezing point

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which temperature is the boiling point of water?

• 0 degrees Celsius
• 32 degrees Celsius
• 100 degrees Celsius
• 212 degrees Celsius

What is adhesion?

• 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