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Properties of Water

Authored by Nicholas Perry

Biology

10th - 12th Grade

Properties of Water
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What two elements make up water?

Helium & Oxygen

Helium & Carbon

Hydrogen & Oxygen

Oxygen & Carbon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A water strider can skate along the top of a pond because:

specific heat

adhesion

surface tension

capillary action

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the scientific word describing how water has the ability to stick to other substances?

cohesion

capillary action

adhesion

surface tension

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why is water considered a polar molecule?

The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive.

The hydrogen end is slightly negative and the oxygen end is slightly positive.

Because it is hydrophobic

The hydrogen and oxygen are covalently bonded.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Water is pushed by solutes

Water is pulled by gravity adhesion

Capillary action pulls the water molecules up

Water's cohesion causes it to "pull" towards the leaves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Water molecules have the ability to attract other water molecules to themselves and bond with them through which process?

Covalent Bonds

Polar Bonds

Ionic Bonds

Hydrogen Bonds

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is false about the unique properties of water?

Frozen water floats on liquid water unlike other substances that will sink in water when frozen solid.

Water molecules stick to each other through the process of hydrogen bonds.

Water covers 70% of the Earth's surface and retains a large amount of heat which helps control climate change.

Water cools very rapidly because it has a very high specific heat capacity.

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