Water Properties/Water Cycle

Water is called the _______ solvent because it can dissolve most other substances.

• simplest

• only

• universal

• best

When water evaporates from the leaves of plants, this is called

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following describes the tendency of a water molecule to stick to other water molecules?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• buoyancy

• density

A water molecule has a negatively charged region and a positively charged region this creates which of the following?

• polar molecule

• ionic molecule

• chemical reaction

• covalent bond

The attraction of water to stick to other materials like a rain to a leaf is

• cohesion

• adhesion

• buoyancy

• precipitation

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4