ESS 3.1 Water Properties Review

What two properties of water allow plants to take in water and move it upwards into their leaves?

• adhesion

• cohesion

• universal solven

• density anomaly

• heat capacity

Why is water a polar molecule?

• the electrons are unevenly distributed

• hydrogen has stolen an electron from oxygen

• because opposites attract

• oxygen has given an electron to hydrogen

Water generally has _______ specific heat than rock or air.

• higher

• lower

• the same

Water _________ when it freezes, making it ______ dense.

• expands; more

• contracts; more

• expands; less

• contracts; less

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Filling a cup of water fuller than the top without spilling is an example of water displaying ____________.

• cohesion

• adhesion

A drop of water sticking to a windshield is an example of water displaying ____________.

• cohesion

• adhesion

A water bug walking across the top of water due to surface tension is an example of water displaying ____________.

• cohesion

• adhesion

Water creeping up the side of a straw is an example of water displaying ____________.

• cohesion

• adhesion

A water molecule sticking to another water molecule is an example of water displaying ____________.

• cohesion

• adhesion

A water molecule sticking to a dissimilar surface is an example of water displaying ____________.

• cohesion

• adhesion