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Water properties

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The distribution of electric charge over the atoms joined by the bond is called __________________.

a)

Salinity

b)

Polarity

c)

Density

d)

Capillary action

2.

The concentration of dissolved salt in a given volume of water is called _______________.

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Salinity

d)

Density

3.

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances.

a)

Cohesion

b)

Capillary Action

c)

Surface tension

d)

Adhesion

4.

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

a)

Covalent bonds result in water cohesion

b)

Water striders have adapted to take advantage of water cohesion.

c)

Hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension).

d)

Low surface tension of water

5.

Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?

a)

Water is pushed by solutes

b)

Water is pulled by gravity

c)

Capillary action pulls the water molecules like a chain.

d)

Water cohesion causes to "pull" towards the leaves.

6.

How is salinity measured?

a)

Parts per million

b)

Parts per hundreds

c)

Parts per billion

d)

Parts per thousand

7.

Density _____________ as salinity increases further in depth.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains constant

8.

The amount of solute ions in water _____________ as salinity increases.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

d)

Increase exponentially

9.

Where does salt come from?

a)

Sea sand

b)

Marine animals

c)

Algae

d)

Hydrothermal vents

10.

Which type of water is highest in salinity?

a)

Brackish water

b)

Freshwater

c)

Sea water

d)

Brine pools

11.

How have certain organisms adapted to living in lakes of salty brine?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Chemosynthesis

c)

Through physiological adaptations

d)

Evolution