The Importance of Water

Question 1

Which process could cause ice to form a thin layer over a lake?

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freezing

Question 2

Which best explains the surface tension of water?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

cohesion

Question 3

What is demonstrated by water moving up a straw?

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cohesion and adhesion

Question 4

Which point(s) in the water cycle below best illustrate(s) water changing to a gas, and which term(s) could describe it?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

1; sublimation or evaporation

Question 5

Look at the data below. Water Levels in the Ogallala AquiferBased on this data, predict what will happen to the water in the Ogallala aquifer over the next decade.

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The water will continue to decrease.

Question 6

Which statement best explains why water is known as the universal solvent?

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Water has the ability to dissolve more substances than any other liquid.

Question 7

Which statement explains why hydrogen bonds are able to form between water molecules?

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Water molecules are polar.

Question 8

Which bonds are found inside a water molecule, between hydrogen and oxygen?

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covalent bonds

Question 9

Which is least likely to be a reservoir for fresh water?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

ocean

Question 10

In the water cycle shown below, which process is happening at step 3?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

precipitation

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