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WorksheetsProperties of Water
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Water is made of what two elements?
a)
Hydrogen and Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen and Hydrogen
c)
Helium and Oxygen
d)
Hydrogen and Carbon
2.
Which end of a water molecule has a positive charge?
a)
The hydrogen side
b)
The oxygen side
c)
There is no positive charge
d)
Both sides are positive
3.
Because it has a positive and negative charge, water is said to be what kind of molecule?
a)
a magnetized molecule
b)
a soluble molecule
c)
a polar molecule
d)
a tropical molecule
4.
The property of water molecules sticking to other water molecules is called ______________.
a)
adhesion
b)
capillary action
c)
coagulation
d)
cohesion
5.
The property of water molecules sticking to molecules of a different substance is ____________.
a)
adhesion
b)
cohesion
c)
surface tension
d)
capillary action
6.
Water forms a dome or bubble when placed on a penny due to _________________.
a)
it being the universal solvent
b)
it being the universal solute
c)
it having a high surface tension
d)
it being wet
7.
Why is water known as the universal solvent?
a)
it dissolves many other substances
b)
it is dissolved by many other substances
c)
it can be absorbed by many materials
d)
it absorbs many other materials
8.
What is the name for a substance the gets dissolved?
a)
solvent
b)
solute
c)
fresh water
d)
sodium hydroxide
9.
How much of Earth's water is salt water?
a)
50%
b)
66%
c)
75%
d)
97%
10.
Which of the following water sources would be considered readily available?
a)
water vapor
b)
lakes & rivers
c)
ice
d)
deep groundwater
11.
Which of the following is a category of ways humans use water?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Transportation
d)
All of these
12.
Taking a shower is an example of which category of ways humans use water?
a)
Transportation
b)
Household
c)
Industry
d)
Agriculture
13.
Swimming is an example of which category of ways humans use water?
a)
Household
b)
Agriculture
c)
Recreation
d)
Industry
14.
The process that moves or carries sediments from one place to another is called ____________.
a)
sedimentary transportation
b)
expansion
c)
erosion
d)
sublimation
15.
Because ice floats in water, we know that it is __________________________.
a)
less dense than water
b)
more dense than water
c)
a solvent
d)
just as dense as water
16.
Water freezing in cracks of rocks creating bigger cracks is an example of ___________________.
a)
physical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
climate change
17.
Rocks reacting to acid rain is an example of _____________________.
a)
physical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
acidic deposition
d)
erosion
18.
The property of water that allows it to travel up the stem of a flower is called _________________.
a)
capillary action
b)
surface tension
c)
ability to change states
d)
evaporation
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