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Earth Science: Properties of Water

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Water is the universal solvent since it's:
a)
water
b)
such a small molecule 
c)
polar
d)
essential to life
2.
Surface tension is an example of:
a)
Cohesion
b)
Adhesion
c)
H+ bonding & Adhesion
d)
Cohesion & H+ Bonding
3.
Water's high heat capacity is mainly due to:
a)
Water's cohesive ability
b)
Water's adhesive ability
c)
Cohesion & H+ Bonding
d)
Adhesion & Earth's temperature climate
4.

Refer to the picture of water sticking to a leaf; this is occurring because of:

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

5.

Refer to the picture; the water strider can walk over waters surface. This is occurring due to:

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

6.
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.
7.
Attractions between water molecules due to polarity are called:
a)
Covalent bonds
b)
Ionic bonds
c)
Polar bonds
d)
Hydrogen bonds
8.
What type of molecule is water?
a)
Polar
b)
Negative
c)
Positive
d)
Universal
9.
What is the property of water that allows it to stick to other water molecules?
a)
Capillary Action
b)
Solubility
c)
Adhesion
d)
Cohesion
10.
What is the property of water that allows it to stick to other surfaces?
a)
Surface tension
b)
Cohesion
c)
Adhesion
d)
Solubility
11.
What two atoms make up water?
a)
Hydrogen and Oxygen
b)
Helium and Oxygen
c)
Sulfur and Arsenic
d)
Uranium and Sodium
12.
When water mixes with carbon dioxide in the air, what solution is formed?
a)
Carbonic acid
b)
Calcite
c)
Calcium carbonate
13.
Which of the following terms refers to cave formations that hang down from the cave ceiling?
a)
Stalactite
b)
Stalagmite
c)
Column
d)
Flow stone
14.
Which of the following terms refers to cave formations that form on the cave floor and grow from the ground up?
a)
Stalactite
b)
Stalagmite
c)
Column
d)
Flow stone
15.

Which action most often causes sinkholes to form on the surface of Earth?

a)

removing groundwater

b)

meteor impacts

c)

plates colliding

d)

mechanical weathering

16.

Limestone can be slowly dissolved by rainwater or groundwater.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The name given to the distinctive landscapes which form in limestone areas is:

a)

cockpits

b)

sinkholes

c)

cave systems

d)

karst

18.
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
19.

Water is polar beacause....

a)

The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and a slight positive charge near its hydrogen atoms.

b)

The molecule has two poles, at which the it is colder than other regions of the molecule.

c)

The water molecule is neutral.