Chemistry of Life
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TYLER BRADDY
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Science
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9th - 11th Grade
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Multiple Choice
Large bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans, do no quickly fluctuate in temperature. What is the reason behind this phenomenon?
Water is an acid
Water has a high heat capacity
Water is a universal solvent
Water acts as a base
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Multiple Choice
Water is essential for life. Its special properties make water the single most important molecule in plant life. Which of the following properties of water enables it to move from the roots to the leaves of plants?
Water expands as it freezes
Water is an excellent solvent
Water exhibits cohesive behavior
Water is able to moderate temperature
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Multiple Choice
Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?
Water is pushed by solutes
Water is pulled by gravity
Capillary action pulls the water molecules like a chain
Water's cohesion causes it to "pull" towards the leaves
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Multiple Choice
What property of water helps to moderate Earth’s temperature and even our constant internal body temperature?
Cohesion
Adhesion
Density
Specific heat capacity
5.
Multiple Choice
A water strider can skate along the top of a pond because:
Low surface tension of water
Hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)
Covalent bonds result in water cohesion
Water striders have adapted to take advantage of water cohesion
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