Water Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

The ‘O’ of a water molecule tends to be…

A

Negative

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Mass is measured in…

A

Mass is measured in grams (g)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Water is a _________ of ____________ and _______

A

Water is a compound of hydrogen (2) and Oxygen(1)0 H2O

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Define Surface Tension.

A

The pulling together of molecules at the surface of a liquid.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Define cohesion

A

Attraction of liquid molecules to themselves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Density is….

A

Density is how much “stuff” (mass) is in the “space” (volume) of a substance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Density is measured in…

A

G/cm3

Grams per cubic centimeter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

True or false: Water has a high surface tension.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Define adhesion.

A

Attraction of liquid molecules to OTHER molecules

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Volume is measured in…

A

Volume is measured in cm^3

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Water has a density of…

A

1(English)
Uno (spanish)
Ana (Korean….don’t know if I spelled it right)

(In diff. Languages just for fun.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

In _____, water turns up at the sides. This called the what.

A

In GLASS, water curves up at the sides. This is called the meniscus- the curve of water

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Every cm^3 weighs 1 gram

A

Yerp, that’s right :)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Define density

A

The measurement of a substances mass per unit of volume

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

The ‘H’ of a water molecule tends to be…..

A

Positive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly