Unit 6 Quiz

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

• Codensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

When water evaporates, it has ___ thermal energy.

• lost

• gained

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

What is it called when plants give off water vapor?

• condensation

• evaporation

• sublimation

• transpiration

Icebergs float in water because ice has a

• lower density.

• higher polarity.

• lower turbidity.

• higher specific heat.

__________ is the property of like molecules sticking together.

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Hydration

• Polarity

Approximately ___ of Earth's water is freshwater.

• 3%

• 30%

• 68%

• 97%

Which is a point-source pollution?

• acid rain

• broken drainpipe

• field runoff

• weathering rock

Which type of water holds more oxygen?

• cooler

• fresh

• warmer

• ocean

Which property of water causes cohesion?

• polarity

• density

• solubility

• turbidity