Water Properties

What is the correct chemical formula for water?

• H₂O

• HO₂

• H₂O₂

• ₂H₁O

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Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

• water sticking to water

• water sticking to glass

• oil sticking to plastic

• hydrogen sticking to oxygen

Water is polar. What does that mean?

• it is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends

• it is a molecule with no charge

• it is a molecule with identical charges on opposite ends

• it is a molecule with too many protons

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Water sticks well to many materials. What term relates to this property of water?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• density

• surface tension

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What is the term for water's ability to defy gravity and climb up a tube?

• Capillary Action

• Specific Heat

• Universal Solvent

• Magic

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Why does ice float?

• water expands when it freezes, making ice less dense than water

• water compacts when it freezes, making ice more dense than water

• hydrogen bonds in water push the ice to the surface

• ice is afraid of water, and avoids it

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At what temperature does water Freeze?

• 0^o C

• 100^o C

• 32^o C

• -273^o C

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At what temperature does water Boil?

• 0^o C

• 100^o C

• 32^o C

• 212^o C

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What two elements make up water?

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

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

• adhesion
• capillary action
• cohesion
• surface tension