WorksheetsProperties of Water
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which types of compounds dissolve easily in water?
a)
Polar and Nonpolar
b)
Polar and Ionic
c)
Nonpolar and Ionic
d)
Covalent and Nonpolar
2.
Which of the following will DECREASE the salinity in a body of water?
a)
Increased rainfall and decreased evaporation
b)
Increased rainfall and decreased humidity
c)
Increased rainfall and increased evaporation
d)
Increased humidity and decreased rainfall
3.
Which property of water will cause water to bead up on glass?
a)
Adhesion
b)
Cohesion
c)
Ability to dissolve substances
d)
High specific heat
4.
What type of bond is between two water molecules?
a)
Covalent bond
b)
Ionic bond
c)
Hydrogen bond
d)
Nonpolar bond
5.
What is the thin film that forms on the surface of a body of water; allows insects to float?
a)
high specific heat
b)
viscosity
c)
surface tension
d)
capillary action
6.
Which is the advantage of water being a good solvent?
a)
It keeps the temperature regulated
b)
It helps transport dissolved materials
c)
It helps organisms float in the water
d)
It enables organisms to live under glaciers
7.
What is the total quantity of dissolved inorganic solids in a body of water?
a)
salinity
b)
solidity
c)
viscosity
d)
polarity
8.
What type of bond holds the oxygen and hydrogen atoms together to make a water molecule?
a)
covalent bond
b)
ionic bond
c)
hydrogen bond
d)
nonpolar bond
9.
Which of the following is the correct explanation for water being polar?
a)
The equal sharing of electrons between oxygen and hydrogen atoms
b)
The unequal sharing of electrons between oxygen and hydrogens
c)
The equal sharing of protons between oxygen and hydrogens
d)
The unequal sharing of protons between oxygen and hydrogens
10.
Which of the following is the correct location for cold water in a water column?
a)
Above the warm water
b)
Below the warm water
c)
Equal to the warm water
11.
What is the tendency of a fluid to resist flow?
a)
salinity
b)
solidity
c)
surface tension
d)
viscosity
12.
Which of the following will INCREASE the salinity in a body of water?
a)
Increased rainfall
b)
Increased evaporation rate
c)
Increased humidity
d)
Increased snowfall
13.
Which of the following is true about salinity and density?
a)
As salinity increases the density decreases.
b)
As salinity increases the density stays constant.
c)
As salinity increases the density fluctuates.
d)
As the salinity increases the density increases.
14.
Which end of the water molecule has a slightly positive charge?
a)
the oxygen end
b)
the hydrogen end
c)
both ends are slightly positive
d)
neither end is positive
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