Water Properties & Rock Cycle Review

Which property of water explains why a paper clip can float on water?

• Capillary Action

• Adhesion

• Surface Tension

• Cohesion

Which property of water explains why water "sticks" to water?

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Surface Tension

• Capillary Action

Which property of water allows water to climb up a tree's root system to the leaves?

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Polarity

• Capillary Action

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water is a ___________ molecule due to it having a positive AND negative end.

Which property of water explains why water sticks to OTHER polar molecules?

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Capillary Action

• Polarity

Water is able to dissolve salt and other POLAR molecules because it is a...

• Universal Solvent

• Non-polar molecule

• Molecule

• Liquid

True or False: Ice is LESS dense than liquid water?

• True

• False

Capillary Action occurs due to...

• Surface Tension

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• All of the above

True or False: ALL polar molecules have a positive and negative side

• True

• False

Which part of the rock cycle is water MOST involved in?

• Compaction and Cementation

• Weathering and Erosion

• Melting

• Heat and Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4