Properties of water

Large bodies of water do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. Why?

• Water is a solvent.
• Water has a high heat capacity.
• Water acts as a buffer.
• Water is non-polar.

What two elements make up water?

• Helium and oxygen
• Hydrogen and oxygen
• helium and carbon
• oxygen and carbon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Water is a universal solvent because it...

• It can be found anywhere
• It freezes when it gets cold
• floats when frozen
• Dissolves most substances

The fact that ice floats on liquid water is due to the fact that water's solid is ___________ than it's liquid form

• less polar
• more polar
• less dense
• more dense

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

• adhesion
• capillary action
• surface tension
• polarity

Number 2 in the water cycle diagram is ___________.

• The Sun
• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement explains why water molecules stick together?

• both sides are negative
• one side has a positive charge and the other side has a negative charge
• one side has a negative charge adn the other side has a neutral charge
• both sides are positive

Large bodies of water help to keep nearby climates from being too hot or too cold  because they...

• absorb heat in the spring and slowly release that heat in the fall
• absorb heat in the fall and slowly release that heat in the spring
• absorb heat in the summer and slowly release that heat in the winter
• absorb heat in the winter and slowly release that heat in the summer

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Why does ice stay at the top of oceans instead of sinking to the bottom?

•  Ice is colder than liquid water.
• Ice is less dense than liquid water.
• Ice is more dense than liquid water.
• Ice is warmer than liquid water.

Water is often called the "universal solvent" because many substances can be dissolved in water. What property of water allows it to be such a versatile solvent? 

• purity
• polarity and cohesion
• high heat capacity
• expansion upon freezing