Water Quiz Review

The measurement of the amount of matter contained in a given volume is called

• weight

• density

• liter

• kilogram

Water is often called the universal solvent because

• it exists in all three states on Earth

• it can cling to the fibers of paper and cloth

• it dissolves so many substances

• its frozen form floats on its liquid form

A type of mixture in which one substance is dissolved by another is called a

• compound

• solute

• solution

• universal

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways water helps life on Earth?

• Water dissolves nutrients in our bodies

• Ice sinks and gives fish room to move

• Water easily moves to the top of a tall tree

• The water cycle resupplies us with liquid water

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The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a certain mass by 1°C is called

• capillary action

• specific heat

• boiling point

• freezing point

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Water is the only substance on Earth that

• exists in the liquid state

• boils at very high temperatures

• freezes at very low temperatures

• commonly exists in all three states of matter

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What happens to liquid water as it cools down to 0°C?

• It evaporates

• It condenses

• It freezes

• It boils

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Tightness across the surface of water because polar molecules pull on each other is called

• capillary action

• polar action

• surface tension

• condensation

A ________________ bond forms when electrons are shared between atoms.

• solvent

• covalent

• metallic

• yield

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The process where a gas changes into a liquid is called

• freezing

• melting

• condensation

• evaporation

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