Properties of Water - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Large bodies of water do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. Why?

Water is a solvent.

Water has a high heat capacity.

Water acts as a buffer.

Water is non-polar.

2.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What two elements make up water?

Helium and oxygen

Hydrogen and oxygen

helium and carbon

oxygen and carbon

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Water is a universal solvent because it...

It can be found anywhere

It freezes when it gets cold

floats when frozen

Dissolves most substances

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The fact that ice floats on liquid water is due to the fact that water's solid is ___________ than it's liquid form

less polar

more polar

less dense

more dense

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

How much of Earth's water is salt water?

50%

66%

75%

97%

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.

adhesion

capillary action

surface tension

polarity

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Number 2 in the water cycle diagram is ___________.

The Sun

condensation

precipitation

evaporation

8.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which statement explains why water molecules stick together?

both sides are negative

one side has a positive charge and the other side has a negative charge

one side has a negative charge adn the other side has a neutral charge

both sides are positive

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the most powerful agent in weathering and erosion?

water

soil

grass

wind

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Large bodies of water help to keep nearby climates from being too hot or too cold because they...

absorb heat in the spring and slowly release that heat in the fall

absorb heat in the fall and slowly release that heat in the spring

absorb heat in the summer and slowly release that heat in the winter

absorb heat in the winter and slowly release that heat in the summer

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Human waste that was dumped into rivers and caused diseases led to the development of what?

storm drains to collect litter

larger and wider drinking wells

waste disposal landfils

water and sewage treatment plants

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The Triple beam balance measures the mass of an object. What is the metric unit to measure mass?

gram

pound

liter

meter

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