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Properties of Water:Cohesion and adhesion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.
a)
adhesion
b)
capillary action
c)
surface tension
d)
polarity
2.

Surface tension of the water is the cohesive force between water molecule on the surface of water.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Why can water striders walk across the surface of water without falling through?

a)

They are light enough so they don't break the hydrogen bonds holding the water molecules together

b)

The insects actually use their wings to hover slightly above the water’s surface

c)

The insect’s feet are non-polar, so they are repelled by the polar water molecules and are pushed away from the water’s surface.

d)

The insects are small enough to see the individual water molecules, so they are able to step carefully from one molecule to the next

4.

Refer to the picture; the water is sticking to the spider web because of:

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

5.

Refer to the picture; the water droplets are sticking to the leaf because of:

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

6.
When water molecules stick easily to other water molecules, this is called what?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
solution
d)
polar molecule
7.

hydrophillic

a)

tending to repel or fail to mix with water

b)

tendency to dissolve or mix with water

c)

a liquid mixture where a minor component is distributed with a major component

d)

minor component in a mixture

8.

hydrophobic

a)

tending to repel or fail to mix with water

b)

tendency to dissolve or mix with water

c)

a liquid mixture where a minor component is distributed with a major component

d)

minor component in a mixture

9.

universal solvent

a)

the tendency of a liquid to rise or fall as a result of surface tension

b)

creates skin-like surface formed due to the polar nature of water

c)

property of water that enables it to dissolve more substances than any other liquid

d)

the heat required to raise the temperature of a given substance by a given amount

10.

surface tension

a)

the tendency of a liquid to rise or fall as a result of surface tension

b)

creates skin-like surface formed due to the polar nature of water

c)

property of water that enables it to dissolve more substances than any other liquid

d)

the heat required to raise the temperature of a given substance by a given amount

11.

capillary action

a)

the tendency of a liquid to rise or fall as a result of surface tension

b)

creates skin-like surface formed due to the polar nature of water

c)

property of water that enables it to dissolve more substances than any other liquid

d)

the heat required to raise the temperature of a given substance by a given amount

12.

adhesion

a)

bonds created by sharing electrons

b)

a weak bond between two molecules created by opposite charges

c)

sticking together of particles of the same substance

d)

property of molecules sticking to other materials due to polarity

13.

cohesion

a)

bonds created by sharing electrons

b)

a weak bond between two molecules created by opposite charges

c)

sticking together of particles of the same substance

d)

property of molecules sticking to other materials due to polarity

14.

covalent bonds

a)

bonds created by sharing electrons

b)

a weak bond between two molecules created by opposite charges

c)

sticking together of particles of the same substance

d)

property of molecules sticking to other materials due to polarity

15.

hydrogen bonds

a)

bonds created by sharing electrons

b)

a weak bond between two molecules created by opposite charges

c)

sticking together of particles of the same substance

d)

property of molecules sticking to other materials due to polarity