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WorksheetsProperties of Water Lesson Closing
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
Water is a universal solvent because it...
It can be found anywhere
It freezes when it gets cold
Floats when frozen
Dissolves more substances than anything else
Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?
Water is pushed by solutes
Capillary action pulls the water molecules up like a chain
Water is pulled by gravity
Water cannot move up roots to leaves
Which term refers to water having a slightly positive and a slighty negative charge on its ends?
cohesion
surface tension
polar
adhesion
A water strider can skate along the top of a pond because....
covalent bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)
hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)
water striders have adapted to become lighter than water
low surface tension of water
Attractions between water molecules are called ....
Covalent bonds
Ionic bonds
Polar bonds
Hydrogen bonds
Which is NOT a unique property of water?
Frozen water floats on liquid water.
Water molecules stick to each other through hydrogen bonds.
Water cools very rapidly.
Water covers most of the Earth’s surface and retains a large amount of heat.
