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Water Molecule Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why can insects "walk on water"?

a)

Their weight breaks the cohesion of water molecules

b)

Their weight does not break the cohesion of water molecules

c)

Their weight increases the adhesion of water molecules

d)

Their weight decreases the adhesion of water molecules

2.

What is the property called that holds molecules of different substances together?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

3.

Water _____is the property of water molecules to be attracted to each other, which. This property gives water its stickiness. 


a)

Repulsion

b)

Cohesion

c)

Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

4.

What is the significance of water's ability to store energy?

a)

It makes water heavier

b)

It affects weather and climate

c)

It changes water's color

d)

It makes water evaporate faster

5.

What is a liquid that dissolves a substance called?

a)

Solvent

b)

Solute

c)

Solution

d)

Suspension

6.

What percentage of Earth's water is fresh water?

a)

10%

b)

5%

c)

3%

d)

1%

7.

What causes dew to form in the morning?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Collection

8.

Water Cycle (Hydrologic Cycle)

a)

water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

b)

the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

c)

The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth

d)

the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

9.

Infiltration

a)

water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

b)

the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

c)

The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth

d)

the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

10.

Runoff

a)

the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

b)

the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

c)

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

d)

water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground

11.

Why can water absorb more energy than many other substances?

a)

Because it is a solid

b)

Because it has a high specific heat

c)

Because it is a gas

d)

Because it is a metal

12.

Precipitation

a)

the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

b)

the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

c)

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

d)

water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground

13.

Transpiration

a)

the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants

b)

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

c)

a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.

d)

the upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater

14.

Where would you find salt water?

a)

a large lake, like Lake Superior

b)

a sea

c)

an alpine glacier

d)

in coastal rain

15.

Groundwater

a)

water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

b)

the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

c)

The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth

d)

the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

16.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
17.

Evaporation

a)

the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

b)

the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

c)

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

d)

water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground

18.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
19.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
20.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
21.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
22.
Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
23.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
24.

The sun will cause water in the puddle to change from _____ ?

a)

a gas to a liquid

b)

solid to a liquid

c)

a liquid to a gas

d)

a liquid to a solid

25.

Condensation

a)

the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

b)

the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

c)

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

d)

water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground

26.

When clouds fill with water and can't hold anymore, the water falls from the clouds as -

a)

precipitation

b)

clouds