Water and its properties

Water is a good solvent because of its ............. nature

Aquatic environments are thermally stable due to which property of water?

• Cohesion

• Polarity

• Specific heat capacity

• Evaporation

Cohesion is the attraction force between water molecules due to....................... bonds

When water freezes it forms a layer at the top of the lake. Which of the following is not correct about water as it freezes?

• Ice is less dense than water

• as water freezes mass stays the same but the volume increases

• If ice formed at the bottom of the lake aquatic animals would have died

• water molecules get closer as it freezes

The attraction force between water molecules and the walls of plant vessels is called

• Polarity

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Covalent bond

Bonus: Venus flytrap is capturing insects. What is the plant trying to obtain from the fly? Which element does the plant need?