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Properties of Water SB015

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water is composed of ......

a)

oxygen and hydrogen

b)

oxygen and nitrogren

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

hydrogen and electrons

2.

The elements of a water molecule are held together by which type of bond?

a)

hydrogen bond

b)

disulfide bridge

c)

covalent bond

d)

ionic bond

3.

Why do the atoms of a water molecule have partial charges?

a)

hydrogen donates an electron to oxygen

b)

there is an unequal sharing of electrons between the atoms

c)

opposites attract

d)

oxygen donates an electron to hydrogen

4.

What is a polar molecule?

a)

a molecule with opposite charges at opposite ends

b)

a molecule with no charge

c)

a molecule with identical charges at opposite ends

d)

a molecule with an unequal number of protons and electrons

5.

Which of the following is not one of water's special properties?

a)

High Viscosity

b)

High Surface Tension

c)

High Specific Heat Capacity

d)

Density Anomally

6.

Water falling from clouds forms a rain drop because of what?

a)

viscosity

b)

adhesion

c)

cohesion

d)

covalent bonding

7.

Water stuck to the windshield is an example of what?

a)

covalent bonding

b)

cohesion

c)

adhesion

d)

viscosity

8.

What is the temperature at which water reaches maximum density?

a)

0 degress celcius

b)

4 degress celcius

c)

-4 degress celcius

d)

100 degress celcius

9.

A insect like a water strider can skate along the top of a pond because:

a)

covalent bonds result in water cohesion

b)

hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

c)

low surface tension of water

10.

Why is water called the universal solvent?

a)

It is polar.

b)

It exist in the universe.

c)

It dissolves many materials.

d)

It has oxygen and hydrogen.