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Properties of Water

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This property of water allows it to be the universal solvent.

a)

polar molecule

b)

surface tension

c)

solubility

d)

density

2.

H+ and O- show which property?

a)

Hydrogen bonding

b)

States of matter

c)

Specific heat

d)

Polar molecule

3.

Approximately, what percentage of Earth does water cover?

a)

30%

b)

70%

c)

92%

d)

10%

4.

Molecules with __________________ have electrical charges. One positive end and one negative end.

a)

polarity

b)

adhesion

c)

cohesion

d)

polar

5.

The polarity of water allows it to ______________ other substances.

a)

gas

b)

freezing/melting point

c)

dissolve

d)

polarity

6.

Water molecules "sticking" to other water molecules is...

a)

adhesion

b)

cohesion

c)

capillary action

d)

crystalline

7.

What is capillary action?

a)

When water sticks to water.

b)

When water sticks to another polar substance.

c)

When water evaporates.

d)

When water molecules move up a root or vessel pulling other molecules with it.

8.

What formation does water molecules take when ice is formed?

a)

lattice

b)

crystalline

c)

random

d)

line

9.

A "film" or "skin" forms on the surface of water due to which property of water?

a)

specific heat

b)

surface tension

c)

solubility

d)

density

10.

Does water become more dense or less dense as it cools?

a)

more

b)

less

11.

What type of bond forms between a hydrogen of one water molecule and an oxygen of another water molecule?

a)

covalent

b)

hydrogen

c)

ionic

d)

aquatic

12.

This picture shows which property of water?

a)

freezing/melting point

b)

polarity

c)

solubility

d)

density

13.

Slow to heat, slow to cool describes which property?

a)

states of matter

b)

specific heat

c)

solubility

d)

freezing/melting point

14.

Ice floating

a)

density

b)

solubility

c)

polar molecule

d)

states of matter

15.

When water molecules "stick" to other polar molecules.

a)

cohesion

b)

solubility

c)

polarity

d)

adhesion

16.

On the diagram, what is the 1 showing?

a)

polarity

b)

hydrogen bonding

c)

surface tension

d)

states of matter

17.

Which part of the water molecule has a partial negative charge?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

covalent bond

d)

hydrogen bond

18.

Why is water an universal solvent?

a)

It can dissolve more substances than any other liquid.

b)

It can become less dense as it gets cooler.

c)

It can bond with other molecules.

d)

It has the same melting/freezing point.

19.

What is the freezing/melting point of water?

a)

0 degrees Celsius, 102 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

0 degrees Celsius, 52 degrees Fahrenheit

c)

0 degrees Celsius, 32 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

0 degrees Celsius, 72 degrees Fahrenheit

20.

Your body is composed of approximately what percentage of water?

a)

70%

b)

92%

c)

30%

d)

52%