22) Which of the following methods cannot be used to desalinate water?
A) Electrolysis
B) Freeze separation
C) Osmosis
D) Reverse osmosis
E) Distillation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.8 What Methods Are Used to Desalinate Seawater?
Essent’l Concept: 5.8 Compare the methods used to desalinate seawater
23) Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of
words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Boiling point
B) Precipitation
C) Freezing point
D) Heat capacity
E) Surface tension
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
24) Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of
words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Sodium ion
B) Ccalcium ion
C) Potassium ion
D) Hydrogen ion
E) Magnesium ion
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 5.3 How Salty Is Seawater?
Essent’l Concept: 5.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the salinity of seawater and how salinity
is measured
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25) Examine the five words and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) pH
B) Latitude
C) Precipitation
D) Salinity
E) Temperature
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 5.6 How Does Seawater Salinity Vary at the Surface and with Depth?
Essent’l Concept: 5.6 Specify how seawater salinity varies at the surface and with depth
26) Examine the five words and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Temperature
B) Salinity
C) Thermocline
D) Pycnocline
E) Distillation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 5.7 How Does Seawater Density Vary with Depth?
Essent’l Concept: 5.7 Specify how seawater density varies with depth
27) Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of
words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) Desalination
B) Solar distillation
C) Pycnocline
D) Electrolysis
E) Reverse osmosis
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 5.8 What Methods Are Used to Desalinate Seawater?
Essent’l Concept: 5.8 Compare the methods used to desalinate seawater
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28) The basic building blocks of all matter are called ________.
A) atoms
B) electrons
C) ions
D) neutrons
E) protons
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
29) A group of two or more atoms held together by mutually shared electrons are called
________.
A) electrons
B) ions
C) molecules
D) neutrons
E) protons
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
30) Subatomic particles with a positive charge are called ________.
A) atoms
B) electrons
C) ions
D) molecules
E) protons
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
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31) Subatomic particles with a negative charge are called ________.
A) atoms
B) electrons
C) ions
D) molecules
E) protons
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
32) Subatomic particles with a neutral charge are called ________.
A) atoms
B) electrons
C) ions
D) neutrons
E) protons
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
33) Atoms that have lost or gained one or more electrons are called ________.
A) electrons
B) ions
C) molecules
D) neutrons
E) protons
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
34) Covalent bonds are formed by which of the following?
A) The bonding of cations and anions
B) The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
C) The energy transfer from one body to another
D) The sharing of electrons between atoms
E) Weak electrostatic attraction between charged areas of adjacent molecules
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
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35) Which of the following best describes hydrogen bonding?
A) Strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
B) Very strong bonding between cations and anions
C) Very strong bonding from the sharing of electrons between atoms
D) Electrostatic attraction between charged areas of adjacent molecules
E) Weak interactions that become significant when molecules are very close together
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
36) Which of the following statements comparing covalent and hydrogen bonding is correct?
A) Stronger covalent bonds occur between adjacent water molecules and weaker hydrogen bonds
form within water molecules.
B) Stronger covalent bonds occur within water molecules and weaker hydrogen bonds form
between adjacent water molecules.
C) Weaker covalent bonds occur between adjacent water molecules and stronger hydrogen bonds
form within water molecules.
D) Weaker covalent bonds occur within water molecules and stronger hydrogen bonds form
between adjacent water molecules.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
37) Which of the following is not one of the reasons why water is considered a universal solvent?
A) Water molecules interact with other water molecules and other polar molecules.
B) Water molecules makes it much easier for ions to separate.
C) Water molecules reduce the attraction between ions of opposite charges.
D) Water molecules stick to other polar chemical compounds.
E) When the ions separate, they become attracted to identically charged water molecules.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties?
Essent’l Concept: 5.1 Specify water’s unique chemical properties
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38) Which of the following best defines melting point?
A) The highest temperature at which a gas changes to a liquid
B) The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas
C) The temperature at which a solid changes to a gas
D) The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
39) Which of the following best defines freezing point?
A) The highest temperature at which a gas changes to a liquid
B) The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas
C) The temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid
D) The temperature at which a solid changes to a gas
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
40) Which of the following best defines boiling point?
A) The temperature at which a solid changes to a gas
B) The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas
C) The temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid
D) The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
41) Which of the following best defines condensation point?
A) The highest temperature at which a gas changes to a liquid
B) The temperature at which a solid changes to a gas
C) The temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid
D) The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
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42) Which of the following occurs at the same temperature as the melting point?
A) Boiling point
B) Condensation point
C) Freezing point
D) Lagrangian point
E) Polarization point
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
43) Which of the following occurs at the same temperature as the freezing point?
A) Boiling point
B) Condensation point
C) Lagrangian point
D) Melting point
E) Polarization point
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
44) Which of the following occurs at the same temperature as the boiling point?
A) Condensation point
B) Freezing point
C) Melting point
D) Polarization point
E) Lagrangian point
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
45) Which of the following occurs at the same temperature as the condensation point?
A) Boiling point
B) Freezing point
C) Lagrangian point
D) Melting point
E) Polarization point
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
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46) Which of the following best defines heat?
A) The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree
Celsius.
B) The direct measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance’s molecules.
C) The energy needed to break the intermolecular bonds that hold molecules in place.
D) The energy transfer from one body to another due to a difference in temperature.
E) Weak interactions that become significant when molecules are very close together.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
47) Which of the following best defines heat capacity?
A) The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree
Celsius.
B) The direct measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance’s molecules.
C) The energy needed to break the intermolecular bonds that hold molecules in place.
D) The energy transfer from one body to another due to a difference in temperature.
E) Weak interactions that become significant when molecules are very close together.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
48) Which of the following best defines latent heat?
A) The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree
Celsius.
B) The direct measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance’s molecules.
C) The energy needed to break the intermolecular bonds that hold molecules in place.
D) The energy transfer from one body to another due to a difference in temperature.
E) Weak interactions that become significant when molecules are very close together.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
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49) Which of the following best defines temperature?
A) The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree
Celsius.
B) The direct measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance’s molecules.
C) The energy needed to break the intermolecular bonds that hold molecules in place.
D) The energy transfer from one body to another due to a difference in temperature.
E) Weak interactions that become significant when molecules are very close together.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
50) Which of the following statements regarding water density is correct?
A) Adding dissolved substances increases the temperature of maximum density for water
because the formation of less-dense ice crystals is suppressed.
B) Increasing the pressure decreases the temperature of maximum density for freshwater because
the formation of bulky ice crystals is inhibited.
C) Decreasing amounts of dissolved substances inhibits the formation of hydrogen bonds, which
restricts the number of ice crystals that can form.
D) Decreasing pressure increases the number of water molecules in a given volume and inhibits
the number of ice crystals that can be created.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 5.2 Discuss water’s important physical properties
51) Which of the following is an application of the principle of constant proportions?
A) Calcium carbonate dissolves at an increasing rate with increasing depth until the calcite
compensation depth is reached.
B) Increasing pressure increases the number of water molecules in a given volume and inhibits
the number of ice crystals.
C) Siliceous ooze accumulates on the ocean floor as it is being dissolved because it accumulates
siliceous tests faster than seawater can dissolve them.
D) The concentration of a single major constituent can be measured to determine the total
salinity of a water sample.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.3 How Salty Is Seawater?
Essent’l Concept: 5.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the salinity of seawater and how salinity
is measured
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52) A layer of rapidly changing salinity with depth is called a ________.
A) halocline
B) lysocline
C) pycnocline
D) syncline
E) thermocline
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.6 How Does Seawater Salinity Vary at the Surface and with Depth?
Essent’l Concept: 5.6 Specify how seawater salinity varies at the surface and with depth
53) A layer of rapidly changing density with depth is called a ________.
A) halocline
B) lysocline
C) pycnocline
D) syncline
E) thermocline
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.7 How Does Seawater Density Vary with Depth?
Essent’l Concept: 5.7 Specify how seawater density varies with depth
54) A layer of rapidly changing temperature with depth is called a ________.
A) halocline
B) lysocline
C) pycnocline
D) syncline
E) thermocline
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 5.7 How Does Seawater Density Vary with Depth?
Essent’l Concept: 5.7 Specify how seawater density varies with depth
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