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Water Properties

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of molecule is water?

a)

Ionic

b)

Polar Covalent

c)

Nonpolar Covalent

d)

Metallic

2.

Which part of a water molecule has a Positive Charge?

a)

The Hydrogen

b)

The Oxygen

c)

The Top

d)

The Bottom

3.

Which part of a water molecule has a Negative Charge?

a)

The Hydrogen

b)

The Oxygen

c)

The Left

d)

The Right

4.

Which of the following can water NOT dissolve?

a)

Salt

b)

Sugar

c)

Oil

d)

Baking Soda

5.

Which of the following can water NOT dissolve?

a)

Ionic Compounds

b)

Polar Compounds

c)

Nonpolar Compounds

6.

What is the correct chemical formula for water?

a)

H2O

b)

HO2

c)

H2O2

d)

2H1O

7.

Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

a)

water sticking to water

b)

water sticking to glass

c)

oil sticking to plastic

d)

hydrogen sticking to oxygen

8.

Which of the following is the CORRECT list of water's properties?

Read Carefully!

a)

adhesion, cohesion, high specific heat, universal solvent

b)

adhesion, cohesion, low specific heat, universal solvent

c)

adhesion, no cohesion, low specific heat, universal solute

d)

no adhesion, cohesion, high specific heat, universal solute

9.

You body sweats to help prevent you from overheating. How does water regulate temperature?

a)

it lets heat pass through it

b)

it absorbs a lot of heat, then decreases in temperature

c)

it absorbs a lot of heat, but only increases a little in temperature

d)

heat is afraid of water and avoids it

10.

Water is polar. What does that mean?

a)

it is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends

b)

it is a molecule with no charge

c)

it is a molecule with identical charges on opposite ends

d)

it is a molecule with too many protons

11.

Water sticks well to many materials. What term relates to this property of water?

a)

cohesion

b)

adhesion

c)

density

d)

surface tension

12.

What is the term for water's ability to defy gravity and climb up a tube?

a)

Capillary Action

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Universal Solvent

d)

Magic

13.

Why does ice float?

a)

water expands when it freezes, making ice less dense than water

b)

water compacts when it freezes, making ice more dense than water

c)

hydrogen bonds in water push the ice to the surface

d)

ice is afraid of water, and avoids it

14.

At what temperature does water Freeze?

a)

0o C

b)

100o C

c)

32o C

d)

-273o C

15.

What are the bonds called between a slightly positive hydrogen in a polar molecule and a negatively charged atom?

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Water Bonds

c)

Covalent Bonds

d)

Bail Bonds

16.

Which of the following is the correct molecular structure for water, H2O?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

A water strider can skate along the top of a pond because:

a)

covalent bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

b)

hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

c)

water striders have adapted to take advantage of water cohesion

d)

water striders are afraid of water and avoid it

18.

Peyton wants to see if the salinity of water affects the population numbers of anchovies in a local body of water.

What would be the INDEPENDENT variable in his experiment?

a)

Biomass of aquatic plants

b)

Level of salinity in a given area

c)

Water temperature

d)

Total number of fish observed

19.

Superman, arguably the greatest superhero, is know to be weak against Kryptonite and the light of a Red Sun. What else is he weak against??

a)

Magic

b)

True Love

c)

Mr. H

d)

Water

20.

At what temperature does water Boil?

a)

0o C

b)

100o C

c)

32o C

d)

212o C