Properties of Water

What is the chemical symbol of water?

• H2O

• CO2

• O2

• N2

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True or False: Hydrogen bonds are very weak, which allows for many of the chemical characteristics found in water.

• True

• False

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What is cohesion?

• The ability of a molecule to "stick" to itself

• The ability of a molecule to "stick" to other molecules

• Large amounts of energy are required to change the temperature of a substance

• A well-organized and efficient team

What about the chemical structure of water causes many of the critical properties that support life on Earth?

• Hydrogen Bonds

• Cohesive behavior

• Polarity

• Expansion Upon Freezing

What do the green bonds represent?

• Covalent Bond

• Hydrogen Bond

• Ionic Bond

What characteristic is shown in the image?

• Polarity

• Hydrogen Bonds

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

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What property of water results in the accumulation of small amounts of water into larger amounts of water? The results in the rivers, lakes, streams, and even the oceans.

• Cohesive Behavior

• Expansion Upon Freezing

• Ability to Moderate Temperature

• Universal Solvent

This individual is ice fishing. They cut through the top layers of ice to reach the water and fish below. What property of water allows for this to happen?

• Expansion Upon Freezing

• Universal Solvent

• Ability to Moderate Temperature

• Cohesive Behavior

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What property of water allows for water to act as a temperature regulator for the world?

• Cohesive Behavior

• Expansion Upon Freezing

• High Specific Heat

• Universal Solvent

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What property of water causes these Alka-Seltzer tablets to dissolve?

• Universal Solvent

• Expansion Upon Freezing

• Cohesive Behavior

• High Specific Heat

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