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Water sticks to other water molecules due to---
a) Cohesion
b) Adhesion
c) Capillary Action
d) Surface tension

Water molecules can stick to other substances due to ---
a) Cohesion
b) Adhesion
c) Capillary Action
d) Surface tension

Why is water the universal solvent?
a) it dissolves all the substances in the world
b) it dissolves most all substances
c) it is found in the most places
d) it has both hydrogen and oxygen

A paperclip floats on water due to ----
a) adhesion
b) cohesion
c) surface tension
d) capillary action

Plants are able to absorb water from within the soil due to ---
a) adhesion
b) cohesion
c) surface tension
d) capillary action

What is the correct makeup of a water molecule?
a) 2 Hydrogen(+), 2 Oxygen (-)
b) 2 Hydrogen (-), 2 Oxygen (+)
c) 1 Hydrogen (+), 2 Oxygen (-)
d) 2 Hydrogen (+), 1 Oxygen (-)

When cohesion of water molecules occur the negative oxygen is attracted to---
a) a positive hydrogen
b) a negative hydrogen
c) a positive oxygen
d) a negative oxygen

When water freezes the molecules_____.
a) contract (come closer together)
b) stay the same space apart
c) form a straight line
d) expand (go farther apart)

Ice _____ because it is ________
a) floats, more dense
b) floats, less dense
c) sinks, more dense
d) sinks, less dense

Fish are able to survive the winter even when temperatures are below freezing because---
a) of cohesion of water
b) water is the universal solvent
c) of the density of water and ice
d) fish are the most dominant species

Water flowing together in a river is an example of ----
a) adhesion
b) capillary action
c) cohesion
d) Surface tension

Water hanging on a spider's web is an example of ---
a) adhesion
b) cohesion
c) universal solvent
d) surface tension

A rock sinks in water because the rock is ____
a) less dense
b) more dense
c) a liquid
d) a gas

Which of the following can NOT be dissolved by the universal solvent?
a) oil
b) sugar
c) fats
d) salt

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