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WATER CYCLE TEST STUDY GUIDE!

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Chemical Formula for Water?

a)

H2O

b)

h2o

c)

??????

d)

NaHCO3

e)

None of the above

2.

What is the Universal Solvent

a)

Salt

b)

Water

c)

Oil

d)

Soap

e)

??????????????????????????????

3.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
4.
molecule in which opposite ends have opposite electric charges
a)
cohesion
b)
polar molecule
c)
hydrogen bond
d)
solution
5.
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
6.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
7.

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

accumulation

d)

precipitation

8.
What is the next stage after EVAPORATION in the water cycle?
a)
CONDENSTATION
b)
GROUNDWATER
9.

What is the energy source for the water cycle? (The Power House)

a)

the sun

b)

the earth

c)

water

d)

the moon

10.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
11.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
12.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

None of the above

13.
What is it called when water is formed from a liquid to a water vapor?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
14.

The density of water is

a)

1g/cm3

b)

10g/cm3

c)

100g/cm3

d)

None of the above

e)

?????????????????????????????

15.

Capillary Action is?

a)

How water travels through a plant

b)

A law against Giraffes

c)

How Clouds are formed

d)

???????????????????

e)

None of the above

16.
Why can people float in the Dead Sea?
a)
Very salty water is more dense
b)
There is no salt in the water
c)
Lowest point on Earth
d)
Very shallow
17.
Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?
a)
Water is pushed by solutes.
b)
Capillary action pulls the water molecules like a chain.
c)
Water is pulled by gravity.
d)
Water’s cohesion causes it to “pull” towards the leaves.
18.
What two atoms make up water?
a)
Hydrogen and Oxygen
b)
Helium and Oxygen
c)
Sulfur and Arsenic
d)
Uranium and Sodium
19.
tendency of molecules of the same kind to stick to one another
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
solution
d)
polar molecule
20.
Water molecules are attracted to other kinds of molecules because of the property.
a)
Cohesion
b)
Adhesion
c)
Surface Tension
d)
Universal Solvent
21.
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
22.

What property of water allows Water Strider Insects to sit on the surface of the water?

a)

adhesion

b)

capillary action

c)

surface tension

d)

specific heat

23.

Water moving up the stem of a flower.

a)

surface tension

b)

specific heat

c)

capillary action

d)

universal solvent

24.

Caroline can make lemonade by mixing the powder with water.

a)

specific heat

b)

surface tension

c)

capillary action

d)

universal solvent

25.
Refer to the picture; this is occurring due to:
a)
Adhesion
b)
Cohesion
26.

what is the pH of Water?

a)

7 neutral

b)

3

c)

2

d)

??????????