Properties of Water Quiz

What is the shape of water?

• Trigonal planar

• Bent

• Tetrahedral

• Linear

What gives the oxygen atom in water a slightly negative charge?

• Electronegativity of oxygen

• Hydrogen bonding

• Electronegativity of hydrogen

• Cohesion

What type of bonds allow water molecules to bond together?

• Ionic bonds

• Covalent bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

• Polar bonds

What property of water helps it to defy gravity and move up tall trees?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Surface tension

• Specific heat

What is the term for the ability of water molecules to stick to each other?

• Surface tension

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Specific heat

What property of water allows insects like water striders to walk on its surface?

• Specific heat

• Adhesion

• Surface tension

• Cohesion

What makes water a powerful solvent for other molecules?

• Polarity

• Density

• Surface tension

• Specific heat

Why is water's ability to dissolve other molecules important for organisms?

• It aids in filtration

• It prevents dehydration

• It provides nutrients

• It helps with temperature regulation

What happens to the density of water when it freezes?

• It decreases

• It increases

• It becomes unpredictable

• It remains the same

What property of water allows it to stabilize aquatic environment temperatures?

• Specific heat

• Surface tension

• Cohesion

• Adhesion