The Properties of Water

Water is called the Universal Solvent. Yes or No?

• No

• Yes

What property of water can absorb or release a large amount of heat with little change in its own temperature?

• High Specific Heat Capacity

• High Heat of Evaporation

• High Heat of Fusion

• High Heat of Vaporization

The Water Strider's ability to walk on water is due to what property of water?

• Vaporization

• Adhesion

• Division

• Surface Tension

What property of water takes a lot of energy to convert water from a liquid to a gas?

• High Specific Heat Capacity

• High Heat of Fusion

• High Heat of Vaporization

What property of water allows it to flow easily?

• Transparency

• Adhesion

• Viscosity

• Cohesion

A needle carefully placed on the surface of water can float due to what what property of water?

• Surface Tension

• Adhesion

• Universal Solvent

• Density

What property of water allows light to pass through?

• High Heat of Fusion

• Cohesion

• Density

• Transparency

What property of water helps in the transport of water from the roots to the leaves in plants?

• Confusion

• Adhesion

• Distillation

• Cohesion

What causes the strong attraction between water molecules?

• Hydrogen bonds

• Ionic bonds

• Metallic bonds

• Covalent bonds

Which property of water helps it to climb up thin tubes in the stem against the force of gravity?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Capillary Action

• Surface Tension