Hydrosphere: Water Properties

Water is called the _______ solvent because it can dissolve most other substances.

• simplest

• only

• universal

• best

The source of energy for the water cycle is

• transpiration

• evaporation

• Sun

• precipitation

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When water evaporates from the leaves of plants, this is called

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• runoff

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Tightness across the surface of water that is caused by polar molecules pulling on each other is called

• surface tension

• capillary action

• condensation

• polar action

Which of the following describes the tendency of a water molecule to stick to other water molecules?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• buoyancy

• density

The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance 1 degree Celsius is known as which of the following?

• Capillary Action

• Cohesion

• Specific Heat

• Surface Tension

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A water molecule has a negatively charged region and a positively charged region this creates which of the following?

• polar molecule

• ionic molecule

• chemical reaction

• covalent bond

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The attraction of water to stick to other materials like a rain to a leaf is

• cohesion

• adhesion

• buoyancy

• precipitation

What property of water causes the water to be cooler than the sand at the beach?

• density

• universal solvent

• high specific heat

• capillary action

The ability of a rock or sediment to transmit water or other liquids is

• specific heat

• permeability

• cohesion

• adhesion

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