Properties of Water

Which has a higher heat capacity?  

• water
• sand
• car
• sidewalk

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What makes water such a good solvent? 

• Its polarity
• Its covalent bonds
• Its high surface tension
• Its heat capacity 

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What substance is the only one that is found in all three states of matter on Earth?

• water
• salt
• carbon
• air

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Why does ice float in liquid water?  

• Liquid water is more dense than ice
• Liquid water is less dense than ice
• Liquid water and ice have equal densities
• Liquid water is warmer than ice

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The rate that a substance changes temperature as it is exposed to heat is its....

• heat capacity
• surface tension
• density
• volume

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Density is....

• how closely packed a substance is
• how heavy a substance is
• how hot a substance is
• how large a substance is

Because water can dissolve so many substances, it is called the....

• universal solvent
• great dissolver
• solute
• super solution

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The water level is above the rim of the glass because of....

• cohesion
• adhesion

Rain sticking to the car is an example of - 

• adhesion
• cohesion

Why is water called a polar molecule?

• Because it has a positive end and a negative end
• Because it dissolves a lot of substances
• Because it is essential to life
• Because it is always very cold

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