Properties of Water Quiz

What is the main source of Earth's water?

• Ocean

• Lake

• River

• Glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How is water circulated on Earth?

• Water cycle

• Air cycle

• Rock cycle

• Carbon cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What property of water makes it a polar compound?

• Strong positive charge

• Strong negative charge

• Equal positive and negative charges

• No charge

What property of water allows it to dissolve most substances?

• Non-polarity

• Low density

• High surface tension

• Polarity

What is the term for water's attraction to itself?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Capillary action

• Buoyancy

What is the term for the elastic layer on top of water?

• Surface tension

• Specific heat

• Density

• Buoyancy

What property of water allows it to move against gravity?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Capillary action

• Buoyancy

What is the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1*C called?

• Specific heat

• Surface tension

• Density

• Buoyancy

What property of water causes it to be less dense as a solid than as a liquid?

• Surface tension

• Specific heat

• Density

• Buoyancy

What is the upward force placed on an object called?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Capillary action

• Buoyancy