Properties of Water - Article

What is the term used to describe a molecule like water that has electrically charged areas?

• Hydrophobic molecule

• Polar molecule

• Cohesive molecule

• Adhesive molecule

What is the phenomenon called when water molecules are attracted to other substances?

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Surface tension

• Solvation

What is the term for the movement of water through a narrow tube against the force of gravity?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Capillary action

• Surface tension

What is water referred to as because it can dissolve more substances than any other liquid?

• Universal solvent

• Hydrophilic liquid

• Polar liquid

• Cohesive liquid

What are the bonds called that form between water molecules?

• Ionic bonds

• Covalent bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

• Metallic bonds

What is true about water's surface tension?

• It helps some insects "skate" across the surface of the water.

• It refers to the tightness across the surface of the water.

• It is caused by polar molecules repelling each other.

• It causes raindrops to form round beads.

What is a curved surface in a graduated cylinder called?

• Meniscus

• Gradient

• Curvature

• Surface arc

Which statement is true about capillary action?

• It explains how water moves against the force of gravity.

• It is due to the attraction among molecules of water and surrounding materials.

• It prevents water from moving through materials with pores.

• It causes clothing to stay dry.

A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another is called a(n) ________.

The substance that does the dissolving is called a(n) ________.