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WorksheetsWater Properties
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A insect like a water strider can skate along the top of a pond because:
covalent bonds result in water cohesion
hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)
low surface tension of water
Water travels up from the roots of a tree to the top because of
adhesion and cohesion
surface tension
specific heat capacity
density of water compared to ice
As you add drops of water to the surface of a coin, each drop sticks to the other water droplet because of ________________, and sticks to the penny because of ______________.
adhesion, cohesion
cohesion, adhesion
capillary action, specific heat
specific heat, capillary action
Which characteristic of water will allow a paperclip to remain floating on water when the paperclip is gently placed on top of the water?
adhesion
surface tension due to cohesion
solvent properties
nonpolar
