Properties of Water

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What two elements make up water?

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Hydrogen and oxygen

Front

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances? Options: cohesion, adhesion, capillary action, surface tension

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adhesion

Front

Attractions between the negative Oxygen atom of one water molecule and the positive Hydrogen atom of another water molecule are called

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Hydrogen bonds

Front

Why does ice float?

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As water freezes, it expands and its density decreases.

Front

Which end of the water molecule has a slightly positive charge?

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the hydrogen end

Front

Why is water considered a universal solvent?

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Dissolves most substances

Front

Which of the following is LEAST likely to dissolve in water? Options: nonpolar fats and oils, polar sugar molecules, salt made of a positive sodium ion and a negative chloride ion, all of the substances will dissolve easily in water

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nonpolar fats and oils

Front

Why do large bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans, not quickly fluctuate in temperature?

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Water has a high heat capacity.

Front

Why can small insects walk across the surface of calm water?

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The insects are light enough so that they do not break the hydrogen bonds holding the water molecules together.

Front

The fact that ice floats on liquid water is due to the fact that water's solid is ___________ than its liquid form.

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less dense