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Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

• water sticking to water

• oil sticking to plastic

• water sticking to glass

• 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 identical charges on opposite ends

• it is a molecule with no charge

• it is a molecule with too many protons

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

• Cohesion

• Density

• Adhesion

• Surface Tension

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

• Capillary Action

• Universal Solvent

• Specific Heat

• Magic

Why does ice float?

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

• hydrogen bonds in water push the ice to the surface

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

• ice is afraid of water, and avoids it

What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• glacier

• aquifer

• well

• natural spring

On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

• Geologic Cycle

• Geosphere

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

What is a point-source pollution?

• Oil spilling from supertanker

• Toxic chemicals

• Drainpipe spilling waste into river

• Single sites of waste

Under what conditions are large numbers of fish in a lake most likely to die?

• Right after a storm with heavy rainfall

• High pH

• When turbidity is low and Temperature are in average range

• When waters dissolved oxygen is high and temperatures are lower than averge