Properties of Water

What characteristic is shown in the image?

• Polarity

• Hydrogen Bonds

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

What property of water allows for water to act as a temperature regulator for the world?

• Cohesive Behavior

• Expansion Upon Freezing

• High Specific Heat

• Universal Solvent

A molecule with electrically charged areas is called a _______________.

• magnet

• polar molecule

• solution

• electrical molecule

You were able to stretch the water with a toothpick because of _______________.

• adhesion

• cohesion

• capillary action

• specific heat

Which end of the water molecule has a slightly positive charge?

• the oxygen end

• the hydrogen end

• both ends are slightly positive

• neither end is positive

Water is a universal solvent because it...

• It can be found anywhere

• It freezes when it gets cold

• floats when frozen

• Dissolves most substances

Cohesive means ........

• the water molecules stick to each other

• the water molecules stick to other surfaces

• the water molecules are less dense

• the water molecules are far apart

Water striders can walk on water because of ____________.

• capillary action

• adhesion

• surface tension

• universal solvent

Water can bounce on water because of surface tension.

• True

• False

Why is water so good at dissolving so many substances?

• it is polar

• it is less dense as a solid

• cohesion

• adhesion