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Water Contamination + Solubility

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define the term insoluble (a)  

Choose from the below words
can dissolve in water
cannot dissolve in water
partially dissolves in water
2.

What is a solvent?

a)

A liquid that will dissolve a solid solute

b)

Another word for solution

c)

A thing that make drinks change color

d)

Usually the solid about to be dissolved

3.

Which is an example of a solute? (a)  

Choose from the below words
egg whites
water
sugar
acetone
4.

Define the term soluble

a)

can dissolve in water

b)

cannot dissolve in water

c)

partially dissolves in water

5.

If I dissolve salt in water, what is the solute?

a)

water

b)

none of the above

c)

salty water

d)

salt

6.

If I dissolve sugar in water, what is the solute?

a)

water

b)

sugar

c)

hydrogen

d)

carbon

7.

The substance being dissolved in a solution is the...

a)

solution

b)

solvent

c)

solute

d)

mixture

8.

Is salt soluble or insoluble? (P.S...try this at home!)

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

9.

Is oil soluble or insoluble? (P.S...try this at home!)

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

10.

Is sugar soluble or insoluble? 

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

11.

Label the solute and the solvent. Then, write a description about how agitation is effecting the rate of dissolution.

12.

Circle the container with the most kinetic energy. Then, write a description about the effect of increasing kinetic energy on the rate of dissolution.

13.

How many grams are soluble in 100 g of water at 100 ºC?

a)

300 grams

b)

250 grams

c)

100 grams

d)

50 grams

14.
You can make a solution more concentrated by adding __________.
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
water
15.
What will allow more solute to be dissolved in a solvent.
a)
adding more solute
b)
stiring
c)
cooling solution
d)
heat
16.

When something dissolves in water it disappears and is no longer there.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

gravel

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

18.

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

19.

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

20.
__________ are made up of solutes and solvents.
a)
Solutions
b)
Suspensions
c)
Heterogeneous Mixtures
d)
Pure Substances
21.
NaCl
a)
soluble
b)
insoluble
22.

What is the solvent example in this picture?

a)

Sugar

b)

Water

c)

Solution

23.

You can tell a chemical is an ionic compound because it contains a ​ ​ (a)   bonded with a non-metal

Choose from the below words
Metal
Non-Metal
Carbon
Electron
24.

Water molecules are attracted to one another through hydrogen bonding because they are highly​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Polar
Non-polar
Magnetic
Reactive
25.

H2OH_2O  is a ________ molecule.

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

c)

ionic

d)

metallic

26.

Oxygen attracts most of the _____ towards its end and away from the hydrogen.

a)

n0n^0  

b)

p+p^+  

c)

e−e^-  

27.

The oxygen end acts _____, while the hydrogen end acts ______.

a)

positive, positive

b)

negative, negative

c)

positive, negative

d)

negative, positive

28.

What is a universal solvent?

a)

temperature

b)

heat

c)

water

d)

acids

29.

Octane (C8H18- nonpolar hydrocarbon) and water

a)

Soluble (miscible)

b)

Insoluble (immiscible)

c)

Partially soluble

30.

Sodium chloride (NaCl - ionic) in water (H2O)

a)

Soluble (miscible)

b)

Insoluble (immiscible)

c)

Partially soluble

31.

Sodium chloride (NaCl - ionic) in hexane (C6H14 - nonpolar hydrocarbon)

a)

Soluble (miscible)

b)

Insoluble (immiscible)

c)

Partially soluble

32.

Toluene (C6H5CH3 - polar) in chloroform (CHCl3 - polar)

a)

Soluble (miscible)

b)

Insoluble (immiscible)

c)

Partially soluble

33.

What kind of solute will dissolve in a polar solution? (Select all that apply)

a)

polar covalent solvent

b)

nonpolar covalent solvent

c)

ionic solvent

d)

metallic solvent

34.
Which types of compounds dissolve easily in water?
a)
Polar and Nonpolar
b)
Polar and Ionic
c)
Nonpolar and Ionic
d)
Covalent and Nonpolar
35.
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
36.
What property of water helps to moderate earth's temperature?
a)
adhesion
b)
chohesion
c)
Specific heat capacity
d)
Latent heat of vaporization
37.

Due to its polarity, water doesn't mix with ​ (a)   substances like ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
nonpolar
oil
polar
sugar
NaCl
38.
The chemical compound of water is
a)
HO
b)
H2O
c)
H3O
d)
HO2
39.
What is water made of?
a)
Water
b)
Liquid
c)
Hydrogen and oxygen
d)
Blue 
40.
Why can water have no net charge but have slight charges in different parts of the molecule?
a)
The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive
b)
The hydrogen end is slightly negative and the oxygen end is slightly positive
c)
The hydrogen and oxygen ends change in polarity
d)
Because it is hydrophobic
41.
Attractions between water molecules are called
a)
Covalent bonds
b)
Ionic bonds
c)
Polar bonds
d)
Hydrogen bonds
42.
Which end of the water molecule has a slightly positive charge?
43.

_________ bonds form through the electrical force between two oppositely charged ions, like salt, or sodium chloride (NaCl).

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Covalent

c)

Ionic

d)

Polar Covalent

44.

What is a molecule with an unequal distribution of charge resulting in a positive pole and a negative pole?

a)

polar molecule

b)

nonpolar molecule

c)

ionic compound

d)

nonionic compound

45.

What is a molecule that share electrons equally and so does not have oppositely charged poles?

a)

polar molecule

b)

nonpolar molecule

c)

ionic compound

d)

nonionic compound

46.

In a solution, polar solvents dissolve polar and ionic solute while nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes is more commonly known as?

a)

solution

b)

"like dissolves like"

c)

solute

d)

solvent

47.

Contamination means

a)

to mix something

b)

to make unfit or impure for a particular use

c)

to add salt

d)

to drink a liquid

48.
What type of contaminant is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
c)
Biological
49.
What type of contaminant is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
c)
Biological
50.
What type of contaminant is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
c)
Biological
51.

Snow and hail are examples of​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
52.

Match the following

a)

occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.

1.

Evaporation

b)

the opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.

2.

Condensation

c)

condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist. Only 10% of water evaporated falls as precipitation.

3.

Precipitation

d)

the downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock. Ground water begins as precipitation. Once water infiltrates the soil it can move vertically and horizontally through the soil.

4.

Infiltration

e)

is the water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface.

5.

Groundwater storage

53.

Pollution from cattle in a pasture

a)

Point source

b)

Non-point source

54.

Pollution from a factory

a)

point source

b)

non-point source

55.

Pollution from a dirt road

a)

point source

b)

non-point source

56.

Can be traced back to the point of origin.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

57.

Cannot easily be traced to the source of the pollution.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

58.

Pollution that comes from a single source

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

59.

Pollution that comes from MANY different places and is hard to identify its source.

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

60.

A ship carrying gasoline runs into shore and spills large amount of gasoline.

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

61.

Disposing of paint and other household hazardous materials down the drain

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

62.

______________________ is water waste/pollution discharge from a single source.

a)
nonpoint source pollution
b)
wastewater
c)
point source pollution
d)
pathogen
63.
______________________ is water that is beneath the earth’s surface in sediment or rock formation.
a)
watershed
b)
water pollution
c)
wastewater
d)
groundwater
64.

Water is made by 2 ​ (a)   atoms and 1 ​ (b)   atom bonded covalently together.

Choose from the below words
hydrogen
oxygen
65.

When water vaporizes, what bonds are broken?

a)

ionic bonds

b)

hydrogen bonds between water molecules

c)

covalent bonds between atoms within water molecules

d)

nonpolar covalent bonds

66.

Draw a hydrogen bond in the correct placement between the water molecules.

67.

Which equation demonstrates the dissociation of NaCl in water?

a)

NaCl(s) --->Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq)

b)

NaCl(s) ---> Na(s) + Cl-(aq)

c)

NaCl (aq) ---> Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq)

d)

NaCl (s) ---> Na+(s) + Cl-(s)

68.

In a solution, the substance that is dissolved is called the _________________.

a)

colloid

b)

solute

c)

solvent

d)

suspnsion