Properties of Water and the Water Cycle

The two elements that make up water are:

• hydrogen and oxygen

• nitrogen and oxygen

• nitrogen and hydrogen

• methane and oxygen

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Why does ice stay at the top of oceans instead of sinking to the bottom?

•  Ice is colder than liquid water.
• Ice is less dense than liquid water.
• Ice is more dense than liquid water.
• Ice is warmer than liquid water.

Water is often called the "universal solvent" because many substances can be dissolved in water. What property of water allows it to be such a versatile solvent? 

• purity
• polarity and cohesion
• high heat capacity
• expansion upon freezing

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• capillary action
• surface tension

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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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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

This property is related to cohesion and it is the measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid:

• adhesion

• surface tension

• cohesion

• high heat capacity

It is the energy required to convert liquid water to a gas. It also helps to moderate the earth's climate.

• water vaporization

• high heat of vaporization

• low heat of vaporization

• evaporation

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The process when a solid turns into a liquid

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Freezing

• Melting

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The process when a gas turns into a liquid

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Freezing

• Evaporation

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