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