Properties of Water and Their Effects

Very light insects can sit on top of water because of

• Water's High Heat of Vaporization

• Surface Tension

• Water's High Specific Heat

• Capillary Action

What makes water a universal solvent?

• It is a polar molecule that can form hydrogen bonds, allowing it to dissolve many substances.

• It is a nonpolar molecule that can form hydrogen bonds, allowing it to dissolve many substances.

• It is a polar molecule with a low specific heat, allowing it to dissolve many substances.

• It is a nonpolar molecule with a low specific heat, allowing it to dissolve many substances.

When it rains, water will stick to your clothes and get them wet. What property is this an example of?

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• High Specific Heat Capacity

• Surface Tension

What is this an example of: Earth's temperatures are mostly stable because of water.

• Water's low density

• Water's high heat capacity

• Water's super solvency

• Water's polarity

Why do the molecules on the surface of a body of water stick together to create surface tension?

• Cohesion - the water sticks together.

• Adhesion - the water sticks together.

• Low-density solid - the ice is there.

• Super solvency - there are dissolved molecules in it.

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This is surface tension holding up an insect. Surface tension is caused by ________ of water molecules at the top of the water.

Capillary action is when a plant drinks water up through its roots.

What causes the water to stick to the plant roots?

Water is a universal solvent because it...

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

A water molecule has the chemical formula H2O. This means that the water molecule is made up of

• Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom

• Two oxygen atoms and one hydrogen atom

• Two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms

• Two molecules of water

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As you added drops to the coins, each drop stuck to the other water because of ________________.

• adhesion
• cohesion
• capillary action
• specific heat