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LT 3.1 Water Properties Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of bond is found BETWEEN water molecules?

a)

hydrogen bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

nonpolar covalent bonds

d)

polar covalent bonds

2.

Surface tension of water is the cohesive force between water molecule and other molecule.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Cohesive force between water molecules and adhesive force between water molecules and other molecules enable this phenomenon __________________ occur.

a)

surface tension

b)

capillary action

c)

float on water

d)

photosynthesis

4.
Which end of the water molecule has a slightly positive charge?
a)
the oxygen end
b)
the hydrogen end
c)
both ends are slightly positive
d)
neither end is positive
5.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
6.
When water molecules stick easily to other water molecules, this is called what?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
solution
d)
polar molecule
7.
Water beads up on the surface of a penny because of what property?
a)
Adhesion
b)
High Surface Tension
c)
Universal Solvent
d)
Changes in Density
8.
The fact that ice floats on liquid water is due to the fact that water's solid is ___________ than it's liquid form
a)
less polar
b)
more polar
c)
less dense
d)
more dense
9.
The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.
a)
adhesion
b)
capillary action
c)
surface tension
d)
polarity
10.
Which statement explains why water molecules stick together?
a)
both sides are negative
b)
one side has a positive charge and the other side has a negative charge
c)
one side has a negative charge adn the other side has a neutral charge
d)
both sides are positive
11.
Large bodies of water help to keep nearby climates from being too hot or too cold  because they...
a)
absorb heat in the spring and slowly release that heat in the fall
b)
absorb heat in the fall and slowly release that heat in the spring
c)
absorb heat in the summer and slowly release that heat in the winter
d)
absorb heat in the winter and slowly release that heat in the summer
12.

Which part of a water molecule has a Positive Charge?

a)

The Hydrogen

b)

The Oxygen

c)

The Top

d)

The Bottom

13.

Which part of a water molecule has a Negative Charge?

a)

The Hydrogen

b)

The Oxygen

c)

The Left

d)

The Right

14.

Which of the following can water NOT dissolve?

a)

Salt

b)

Sugar

c)

Oil

d)

Baking Soda

15.

Which of the following can water NOT dissolve?

a)

Ionic Compounds

b)

Polar Compounds

c)

Nonpolar Compounds

16.

What is the correct chemical formula for water?

a)

H2O

b)

HO2

c)

H2O2

d)

2H1O

17.

Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

a)

water sticking to water

b)

water sticking to glass

c)

oil sticking to plastic

d)

hydrogen sticking to oxygen

18.

Water is polar. What does that mean?

a)

it is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends

b)

it is a molecule with no charge

c)

it is a molecule with identical charges on opposite ends

d)

it is a molecule with too many protons

19.

What is the term for water's ability to defy gravity and climb up a tube?

a)

Capillary Action

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Universal Solvent

d)

Magic

20.

Why does ice float?

a)

water expands when it freezes, making ice less dense than water

b)

water compacts when it freezes, making ice more dense than water

c)

hydrogen bonds in water push the ice to the surface

d)

ice is afraid of water, and avoids it

21.
The pH scale is a range from:
a)
1-7
b)
0-14
c)
1-5
d)
1-20
22.
A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7
a)
Acid
b)
Alkaline
c)
Base
d)
Buffer
23.

What is the only substance with a neutral pH of 7?

a)

Milk

b)

Orange Juice

c)

Pure Water

d)

Blood

e)

All Water

24.
On the pH scale higher numbers indicate
a)
acids
b)
bases
25.

A chemical has a pH = 6. It would be best described as

a)

Strong acid

b)

Strong base

c)

Weak acid

d)

Weak base

26.

What does pH measure?

a)

the amount of hydrogen (H+) ions

b)

the amount of hydroxide (OH-) ions

c)

amount of water

d)

all of the above

27.

Which of the following is the strongest acid?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

d)

8

28.

Which of the following is the strongest base?

a)

4

b)

14

c)

7

d)

15