WATER

Water Structure

100

Name one ELEMENT found in a water molecule.

Hydrogen or Oxygen

200

How many Hydrogens are in one water molecule?

2

300

Is water polar or nonpolar?

Polar

400

Is the bond that holds the H to the O in one water molecule strong or weak?

Strong

500

What kind of bond holds together many water molecules?

Weak bond (hydrogen bond)

Water Properties

100

What is cohesion?

Water is attracted to water

200

Is ice more dense or less dense than liquid water?

Ice is less dense.

300

Water sticks together to form a "bubble" on top of a penny. What property does this demonstrate?

Cohesion

400

What is capillary action?

Water moving from the roots to the tops of the tree

500

The basilisk lizard can "walk on water" due to this property.

Surface tension or cohesion

Water Properties

100

Adhesion is 

Water is attracted to other things

200

Water is a universal solvent.  What does this mean?

Water has the ability to dissolve many substances

300

True or False: Water can absorb a lot of heat before changing itself.

True

400

Surface tension occurs due to what other property?

Cohesion

500

Oil does not dissolve in water. Is oil polar or nonpolar?

Oil is nonpolar

Random Mrs. Olmsted Trivia

100

What subject does Mrs. Olmsted teach?

Biology

200

Does Mrs. O live in Randolph?

No

300

What is Mrs. Olmsted's favorite animal?

Tiger

400

How many years has Mrs. O been teaching?

10 years

500

How many dogs does Mrs. O have?

2