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Water and Solutions

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
2.
Why does ice float?
a)
As water freezes, it expands and its density decreases.
b)
As water freezes, it takes up more hydrogen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.
c)
As water freezes, air becomes trapped between the hydrogen bonds of water molecules.
d)
As water freezes, it takes up more oxygen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.
3.
True or false water is a polar molecule? 
a)
True 
b)
False 
4.
The attraction that causes water and other liquids to form drops is called ________________. This is also water’s ability to be attracted to other water molecules.
a)
adhesion
b)
capillary action
c)
cohesion
d)
surface tension
5.
The substance that gets dissolved is called solvent.
True or False?
a)
True.
b)
False.
6.
Type of mixture in which all substances are evenly distributed is a?
a)
Solution
b)
Solute
c)
Solvent
7.
What is a solvent?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
b)
The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.
c)
The mixing of different substances.
d)
The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons
8.
This is the part of a solution that dissolves
a)
Solute
b)
Solvent
c)
Solution
d)
Mixture 
9.
What two elements make up water?
a)
Helium and oxygen
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen
c)
helium and carbon
d)
oxygen and carbon
10.
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
11.
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
12.
The ___ is the thing being dissolved.
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
mixture
d)
suspension
13.

Water is the univeral ____.

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

solution

14.

A latte is made by taking freshly brewed coffee and mixing in warm milk. Is the freshly brewed coffee the solute or solvent?

a)

Solvent

b)

Solute

15.

For heartburn relief some take an Alka-Seltzer tablet (an antacid) and dissolve it in water. Is the Alke-Seltzer tablet the solute or sovent?

a)

Solute

b)

Solvent

16.

When you open a bottle of sparking water, gas bubbles suddenly appear. These gas bubbles are dissolved in the water. Which is the solute in this solution?

a)

water

b)

gas bubbles

17.

Is the substance that dissolves in another substance?

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

dissolution

d)

solvent

18.

For example: chocolate milk. Who is the solvent?

a)

cocoa powder

b)

milk

c)

Water

d)

sugar

19.

High viscosity can be described as...

a)

a liquid that flows quickly

b)

a liquid that flows slowly

20.

The best example of a substance with low viscosity is?

a)

Honey

b)

Dish soap

c)

Ketchup

d)

Water

21.

The ___________ of a fluid refers to its “thickness,” or its resistance to flow.

a)

temperature

b)

colour

c)

taste

d)

viscosity

22.

A substance that flows quickly has __________.

a)

low viscosity

b)

high viscosity

23.

Which statement is true about this picture?

a)

The dish soap is more dense than the honey

b)

The cherry tomato is more dense than the milk

c)

The honey is less dense than the bolt

d)

The water is less than the lamp oil

24.

The ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object placed in it.

a)

Density

b)

Weight

c)

Buoyancy

d)

Gravity

25.

This is what happens to an object when the gravitational force is stronger than the buoyant force.

a)

sinks

b)

floats

c)

neutrally buyant

d)

I don't know...

26.

This is what happens to an object when the buoyant force is stronger than the gravitational force.

a)

sinks

b)

floats

c)

neutrally buyant

d)

I don't know...

27.

Does saltwater make an egg float or sink?

a)

Sink

b)

Float

28.

Density is the relationship between which two quantities?

a)

Mass and volume

b)

Mass and weight

c)

Volume and weight

d)

Mass and buoyant force