Unit 5: Water Corrections

Water is a universal solvent because it...

• It can be found anywhere
• It freezes when it gets cold
• floats when frozen
• Dissolves most substances

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When water molecules stick easily to other water molecules, this is called what?

• cohesion
• adhesion
• solution
• polar molecule

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When a molecule has an opposite electrical charge on each end, it is known as what?

• cohesion
• polar molecule
• hydrogen bond
• solution

Water molecules are attracted to other kinds of molecules because of the property.

• Cohesion
• Adhesion
• Surface Tension
• Universal Solvent

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What is an area of higher elevation that separates watersheds?

• Estuary
• Divide
• Wetland
• Transition zones

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What is a body of water that has a mixture of salt water from the ocean and fresh water from rivers and streams?

• Estuary

• Watershed

• Tributary

• Bay

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What is a stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water?

• Tributary
• Estuary
• Bay
• Watershed

Large bodies of water do not quickly change temperature. Why?

• Water is a solvent

• Water has a high specific heat

• Water acts as a buffer

• Water is non-polar

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The Chesapeake Bay is the largest ________ in the contiguous United States.

• Watershed
• River System
• Estuary
• Water Park

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T or F: only some people live in a watershed

• True

• False

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