WorksheetsProperties of Water Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The property that allows water (and other substances) to stick to other objects is:
a)
Adhension
b)
Cohesion
c)
Surface Tension
d)
Specific Heat
2.
The term that describes the idea the hydrogen atoms of a water molecule has the positive charges and oxygen atom has a negative charge. These charges are opposite which is why the water molecule is able to stay bonded.
a)
Polarity
b)
Surface Tension
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Heat of Vaporization
3.
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.
4.
What is cohesion?
a)
Water's ability to stick to itself
b)
Water's ability to stick to other substances
c)
The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined
d)
Tape, glue and other adhesives
5.
Water is a universal solvent because it...
a)
It can be found anywhere
b)
It freezes when it gets cold
c)
floats when frozen
d)
Dissolves most substances
6.
The substance being dissolved is called the ________
a)
solvent
b)
solid
c)
solute
d)
solvate
7.
When a molecule has an opposite electrical charge on each end, it is known as what?
a)
cohesion
b)
polar molecule
c)
hydrogen bond
d)
solution
8.
The liquid in a solution
a)
solvent
b)
solute
c)
mixture
d)
soluble
9.
A type of mixture where one of the materials dissolves
a)
mixture
b)
solubility
c)
solution
d)
concentrated
10.
The "skin" that forms on water due to cohesion is called
a)
surface tension
b)
capillarity
c)
adhesion
11.
A combination of cohesion & adhesion that allows water to climb tubes
a)
capillary action
b)
surface tension
12.
Water has a high specific heat capacity. This means that
a)
it takes a lot of energy to change the temperature of water
b)
water changes temperature very quickly and easily
c)
water temperature doesn't change at all
13.
Any substance with a pH from 0-7 is
a)
acidic
b)
basic
c)
neutral
d)
alkaline
14.
Any substance with a pH of 7 is
a)
neutral
b)
acidic
c)
basic
d)
alkaline
15.
Any substance with a pH of 8-14 is
a)
basic/alkaline
b)
neutral
c)
acidic
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