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The Chemistry of Water
  • 1. What property of water enables it to dissolve many substances?
A) Polarity
B) Hydrophobicity
C) Viscosity
D) Density
  • 2. What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrous oxide
C) Water vapor
D) Methane
  • 3. What process describes water turning from a liquid to a gas?
A) Evaporation
B) Deposition
C) Sublimation
D) Condensation
  • 4. What is the heat capacity of water compared to most other substances?
A) High
B) Low
C) None
D) Variable
  • 5. What is the process called when ice turns directly to vapor?
A) Condensation
B) Sublimation
C) Evaporation
D) Melting
  • 6. What happens to water's density as it freezes?
A) It decreases
B) It quadruples
C) It increases
D) It remains the same
  • 7. Why does ice float on water?
A) It is less dense than liquid water
B) It has a higher temperature
C) It is incompressible
D) It is heavier than water
  • 8. Which of the following is a characteristic of hard water?
A) Soft texture
B) High mineral content
C) Low mineral content
D) High pH
  • 9. What do you call water's ability to rise in narrow spaces against gravity?
A) Polarity
B) Density
C) Capillarity
D) Viscosity
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