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Unit 5 vocab (water)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ice is _________ water.

a)

liquid

b)

form

c)

thermomater

d)

solid

2.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
3.
What is condensation?
a)
the change of water from a gas to a liquid. 
b)
the change of water from a liquid to a gas. 
c)
the change of water from a solid to a gas. 
d)
the change of water from gas to a solid. 
4.
Evaporation occurs when water changes into ________.
a)
transpiration
b)
snow
c)
solid
d)
vapor
5.
Which of the following is the reason why ice can float?
a)
The air bubbles in the frozen water make it rise.
b)
The water molecules in ice are closer together and more dense than liquid water.
c)
When water molecules expand, they take up more space and are less dense.
d)
All frozen things will float in liquid water.
6.
Israel depends on what type of water to meet their growing needs?
a)
Desalinated
b)
Recycled
c)
Diverted
d)
Rain Water
7.
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
8.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
9.
The attraction that causes water and other liquids to form drops on thin films is called ________________. This is also water’s ability to be attraction to other water molecules.
a)
adhesion
b)
capillary action
c)
cohesion
d)
surface tension
10.
Water is polar because...
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 unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its hydrogen atoms and a slight positive charge near its oxygen atom.
d)
The water molecule is neutral.
11.
What property of water helps to moderate earth's temperature?
a)
adhesion
b)
chohesion
c)
Specific heat capacity
d)
Latent heat of vaporization
12.
A water molecule looks like _____.
a)
smiley face
b)
mickey mouse
c)
a long chain of atoms
d)
grumpy cat
13.
The property where water can dissolve almost all substances on Earth.
a)
adhesion
b)
capillary action
c)
cohesion
d)
universal solvent
14.

A process that removes salt from the ocean water.

a)

desalination

b)

hydroelectricity

c)

irrigation

d)

fossil water

15.

Deposition creates which of the following

a)

hail

b)

rain

c)

snow

d)

fog