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WorksheetsProperties of Water
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two elements make up water?
a)
Helium and oxygen
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen
c)
helium and carbon
d)
oxygen and carbon
2.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
3.
Why can water have no net charge but have slight charges in different parts of the molecule?
a)
The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive
b)
The hydrogen end is slightly negative and the oxygen end is slightly positive
c)
The hydrogen and oxygen ends change in polarity
d)
Because it is hydrophobic
4.
Attractions between water molecules are called
a)
Covalent bonds
b)
Ionic bonds
c)
Polar bonds
d)
Hydrogen bonds
5.
The attraction that causes water and other liquids to form drops on thin films is called ________________. This is also water’s ability to be attracted to other water molecules.
a)
adhesion
b)
capillary action
c)
cohesion
d)
surface tension
6.
tendency of molecules of the same kind to stick to one another
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
solution
d)
polar molecule
7.
molecule in which opposite ends have opposite electric charges
a)
cohesion
b)
polar molecule
c)
hydrogen bond
d)
solution
8.
A molecule with electrically charged areas is called a _______________.
a)
magnet
b)
polar molecule
c)
solution
d)
electrical molecule
9.
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
10.
Water molecules are attracted to other kinds of molecules because of the property.
a)
Cohesion
b)
Adhesion
c)
Surface Tension
d)
Universal Solvent
11.
Water is a universal solvent because it...
a)
It can be found anywhere
b)
It freezes when it gets cold
c)
floats when frozen
d)
Dissolves most substances
12.
Water beads up on the surface of a penny because of this property.
a)
Adhesion
b)
High Surface Tension
c)
Universal Solvent
d)
Changes in Density
13.
The phase of matter with a definite volume but indefinite shape is a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
14.
The phase of matter with a definite shape and volume is a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
15.
The phase of matter in which the atoms are moving the fastest is
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
16.
What best describes the motion of atoms in a solid?
a)
vibrating slowly in place
b)
sliding past each other
c)
moving rapidly in all directions
17.
Adding heat energy causes the atoms to...
a)
move slower
b)
move faster
c)
get bigger
d)
get smaller
18.
Removing heat energy (cooling) causes the atoms to
a)
spread apart
b)
move closer together
c)
get larger
d)
get smaller
19.
Which phase of matter is represented by the atoms in this diagram?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
20.
Which phase of matter is represented by the atoms in this diagram?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
21.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
22.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
23.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
24.
After the rain falls down onto Earth's surface, what most likely happens? What is it called?
a)
1. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
2.Groundwater
2.Groundwater
b)
1. Groundwater
2. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
2. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
c)
1. Groundwater
2. Transpiration happens to the plants.
2. Transpiration happens to the plants.
d)
1. The liquid turns into an gas or an water vapor
2. Evaporation
2. Evaporation
25.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
26.
what is the main source of freshwater on earth
a)
ocean water
b)
well water
c)
pond water
d)
rainwater
27.
When the water vapor in the air changes back to liquid, what does it form?
a)
rain,hail,sleet, or snow
b)
water
c)
condensation
d)
snow and water
28.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
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