A city in the southwestern United States has finally received enough precipitation to emerge from a 3-year drought. The drought had a significant effect on agricultural activities in areas surrounding the city, which resulted in high food prices during the drought
Ascentist in the city wants to design a plan that will help reduce the impacts of future droughts that may occur in the area. Which of
the following would most likely be a part of the scientist's plan?
CA encouraging the local population to buy more bottled water
OB. building dams on local rivers to creato water reservoirs
OC. using only water soluble pesticides in agricultural areas
OD. building levees along local rivers to prevent overflow
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the best answer is d because the strong cohesion is caused by the ability of water molecules to undergo hydrogen bonding.

a is incorrect because when water solidifies, it becomes   ice, which expands and occupies a bigger volume for the same mass of water in its liquid state.

b is incorrect because water has high surface tension. besides bonding to itself it hydrogen bonds to other molecules at the top decreasing possibility for breaking of attractive forces.

c is incorrect because the water molecule has oxygen which is highly electronegative and so pulls the electron pair towards itself creating a dipole moment, making the molecule polar.

e is incorrect because water has strong adhesion, ability to stick to other molecules such as glass because of this molecules having stronger hydrogen bonding than water.