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About This Quiz
Water is quite arguably the most important substance on Earth. Its unique properties make it an incredibly versitile tool. Aside from fueling life, it's useful in cleaning, cooking and transportation, just to name a few things.
In a water molecule, how is the charge distributed?
negatively on the hydrogen side and positively on the oxygen side
positively on the hydrogen side and negatively on the oxygen side
Neither of the above; water is nonpolar and has an evenly distributed charge.
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What percentage of the world's population doesn't have access to clean water?
2 percent
17 percent
38 percent
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In which step of the water cycle does liquid water transform into gas?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
What property of water makes it bead up on waxy surfaces?
capillary action
universal solvency
surface tension
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