Try It

  1. What is the property of water that allows it to “stick” to other surfaces?

    Answer: Adhesion

  2. What is the amount of heat that it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius?

    Answer: Specific Heat

  3. What is the property of water that allows small objects to float on the top of the water?

    Answer: Surface Tension

  4. What allows water to move into the roots of a plant and up its stem?

    Answer: Capillary Action

  5. What allows water molecules to “stick” together and form water drops?

    Answer: Cohesion

  6. What is the bond in which electrons are shared between two or more atoms?

    Answer: Covalent Bond

  7. What is used to describe water because of its ability to dissolve many different substances?

    Answer: Universal Solvent

  8. What occurs when two surfaces slide across one another producing heat?

    Answer: Friction

 

Next Page