Properties of Water: Amoeba Sisters Quiz

What is the shape of water?

• Linear

• Tetrahedral

• Trigonal planar

• Bent

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

• Electronegativity

• Polarizability

• Hydrogen bonding

• Ionization

What type of bonds allow water molecules to bond together?

• Hydrogen bonds

• Van der Waals forces

• Ionic bonds

• Covalent bonds

What property of water allows it to stick to the xylem walls and move against gravity?

• Cohesion

• Surface tension

• Adhesion

• Specific heat

What contributes to the surface tension of water?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Evaporation

• Solvent properties

What property of water allows it to dissolve many other molecules?

• Solvent properties

• Surface tension

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

Why does water expand when it freezes?

• It becomes more dense

• It has a high specific heat

• It contracts

• It forms hydrogen bonds

What property of water helps stabilize aquatic environment temperatures?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Surface tension

• High specific heat

What property of water allows it to absorb a lot of heat without reaching high temperatures?

• High specific heat

• Surface tension

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

What property of water allows for evaporative cooling in animals and plants?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Surface tension

• High specific heat