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Water Properties Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water's ability to stick to other things is called.....

La capacidad del agua para adherirse a otras cosas se llama .....

a)

High Specific Heat/ Alto calor específico

b)

Cohesion/ Cohesión

c)

Adhesion/ Adhesión

d)

Polarity/ Polaridad

2.

H2O

a)

Oxygen atom is positively charged, Hydrogen atoms negatively charged

b)

Oxygen atom is positively charged, Hydrogen atoms positively charged

c)

Oxygen atom is negatively charged, Hydrogen atoms positively charged

d)

Oxygen atom is negatively charged, Hydrogen atoms negatively charged

3.

The movement of water within the spaces of a porous material (like tree roots) due to the forces of adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension.

a)

adhesion

b)

cohesion

c)

surface tension

d)

capillary action

4.

Surface tension

a)

An electrostatic attraction between the partial positive charge near the hydrogen atoms and the partial negative charge near the oxygen.

b)

Water molecules generally hold together to form an invisible film on a surface.

c)

The tendency of water molecules to stick to other substances is called adhesion.

d)

The tendency of water molecules to stick together is called cohesion.

5.

Water forms perfect, spherical droplets on a leaf due to...

a)

Polarity, adhesion and surface tension

b)

Polarity, cohesion and surface tension

c)

Polarity, distillation and adhesion

d)

Polarity, evaporation and crystallisation

6.

When liquid water is confined in a tube, its surface 'sticks' to the sides of the tube and forms a meniscus

a)

cohesion

b)

capillary action

c)

adhesion

d)

evaporation

7.

No partial charges. Do not mix with water.

Equal sharing of electrons.

a)

Polar

b)

Nonpolar

c)

Covalent

d)

Ionic

8.
One substance being dissolved in another substance is a _____________.
a)
solvent
b)
solution
c)
compound
d)
molecule
9.
A molecule with electrically charged areas is called a _______________.
a)
magnet
b)
polar molecule
c)
solution
d)
electrical molecule
10.
Water moves through plant roots and in other substances with pores because of ___________.
a)
surface tension
b)
polarity
c)
capillary action
d)
gravity
11.
The substance being dissolved in a solution is the ______________.
a)
solvent
b)
solute
12.
Hydrogen bonding, where the positive ends of water molecules attract the negative ends of other water molecules, cause....
a)
water molecules to repel each other
b)
water molecules to stick together
c)
water molecules to spread out
d)
water molecules to change state easily
13.

Water can hold a great deal of heat and help moderate the climate of a nearby landmass because of which property?

a)

specific heat (high heat capacity)

b)

cohesion (sticking to like molecules)

c)

adhesion (sticking to unlike molecules)

d)

polarity (oppositely charged regions)

14.
Water is essential for life. Its special properties make water the single most important molecule in plant life. Which of the following properties of water enables it to move from the roots to the leaves of plants?
a)
Water expands as it freezes.
b)
Water is an excellent solvent.
c)
Water exhibits cohesive behavior.
d)
Water is able to moderate temperature.
15.
Why does ice stay at the top of oceans instead of sinking to the bottom?
a)
 Ice is colder than liquid water.
b)
Ice is less dense than liquid water.
c)
Ice is more dense than liquid water.
d)
Ice is warmer than liquid water.