Unit 3 Target 3: Properties Of Water Quiz
- 1.Honey is composed mostly of glucose and fructose. What property of water explains why honey dissolves easily in water?
- A.
Water exhibits strong cohesion.
- B.
Water has a high specific heat.
- C.
Water is a polar molecule.
- D.
Water is easily ionized.
- 2.Methane (CH4), oxygen (O2), and nitrogen (N2) are gases at room temperature. Water (H2O) has a similar molecular weight to these molecules. Why is H2O a liquid at room temperature?
- A.
H2O has a high viscosity.
- B.
H2O has a high boiling point.
- C.
Adjacent H2O molecules form hydrogen bonds.
- D.
Nonpolar covalent bonds hold H2O molecules together.
- 3.Which of the following statements best describes how, in trees, water moves from the roots to the leaves?
- A.
Transpiration from the leaves pulls water upward.
- B.
Gravity continually pulls water and nutrients upward.
- C.
Xylem contracts and pushes water and nutrients upward.
- D.
Trees use energy from ATP to push water and nutrients upward.
- 4.Lamila wants to determine the rate at which a plant uses water. She fills a beaker with 80 mL of water and places a leafy flower stem into the beaker through a small opening in the beaker’s cap. Lamila then places the beaker near a sunny window. One week later, 47 mL of water remains in the beaker. What plant process best explains the loss of water in the beaker?
- A.
Germination
- B.
Photosynthesis
- C.
Respiration
- D.
Transpiration
- 5.Which of the following characteristics of water is not a result of hydrogen bonding?
- A.
Adhesive strength
- B.
Capillarity
- C.
Cohesive strength
- D.
All of the answers are a result of hydrogen bonding
- 6.Which of the following makes up a molecule of water?
- A.
One atom of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen
- B.
One atom of sodium and one atom of chlorine
- C.
One atom of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen
- D.
Two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen
- 7.Water molecules are polar, with the
- A.
Oxygen side being slightly positive and the hydrogen side being slightly negative.
- B.
Oxygen and hydrogen sides being slightly positive.
- C.
Oxygen and hydrogen sides being slightly negative.
- D.
Oxygen side being slightly negative and the hydrogen side being slightly positive.
- 8.The cohesiveness between water molecules is due largely to:
- A.
Hydrogen bonds.
- B.
Polar covalent bonds.
- C.
Nonpolar covalent bonds.
- D.
Ionic bonds.
- E.
Hydrophobic interactions.
- 9.A stalk of celery is placed in a solution of blue colored dye. After one hour, the leaves have blue fluid in their veins. Which property of water is being demonstrated?
- A.
Adhesion and cohesion
- B.
Evaporation and cooling
- C.
Lower density as a solid than as a liquid
- D.
High specific heat
- E.
Surface tension
- 10.
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Which characteristic of water molecules directly contributes to the remarkable "water walking" success of the aquatic insects pictured in the accompanying figure?- A.
Hydrogen bonds
- B.
Capillary action
- C.
Nonpolar covalent bonds
- D.
Ionic bonds
- E.
Adhesive forces
- 11.
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Which property of water is described in the picture below?- A.
Capillary action
- B.
Surface tension
- C.
Transpiration
- D.
Adhesion ONLY
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