Properties of Water and Solutions

_____ is known as the universal solvent.

• Coffee

• Milk

• Water

• Oil

The hydrogen atoms in water have slight _____ charges.

• neutral

• negative

• positive

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Cohesion in water is best described as -

• water molecules attracted to other things

• water molecules attracted to other water molecules

• lowering the temperature of the liquid

• breaking the crystals into smaller pieces

Which property of water allows some bugs to walk on the surface of the water?

• adhesion

• capillary action

• surface tension

• density

Which property of water allows it to move up the stem of a plant by using both adhesion and cohesion?

• surface tension

• specific heat

• density

• capillary action

Water will not be attracted to substances that are __________.

• hydrophilic

• green

• hydrophobic

• solid

Water has a high _____ _____, which allows us to stay cool when we sweat.

• density

• specific heat

• surface tension

• polarity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When preparing a solution, the substance that will be dissolved is the _____.

• solute

• solvent

• suspension

• mixture

In a solution, the substance that does the dissolving is the _____.

• solute

• solvent

• mixture

• colloid

A solution is a __________ ________.

• element

• compound

• homogenous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture