Properties of Water Quiz

What causes water to stick to other substances?

• Cohesion

• Surface tension

• Adhesion

• Capillary action

Which of the following observable phenomena is most directly related to the cohesion and adhesion properties of water?

• The formation of clouds in the sky.

• The upward movement of water in a paper towel.

• The freezing of water in a lake.

• The reflection of light on a water surface.

Which of the following is true about cohesion?

• It is the force that repels water molecules.

• It is the attraction between similar molecules.

• It is the force that causes water to evaporate.

• It is the attraction between different substances.

How does surface tension affect insects like water striders?

• It helps them breathe underwater

• It allows them to float on water

• It makes them sink

• It helps them fly

When water molecules stick easily to other water molecules, this is called what?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• solution
• polar molecule

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

As you added drops to the coins, each drop stuck to the other water because of ________________.

• adhesion
• cohesion
• capillary action
• specific heat

The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.

• adhesion

• capillary action

• surface tension

• polarity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5