Norfolk, Virginia, is a seaport on the James River, just off Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Covington, Virginia, is in the western part of the state near West Virginia. Which city would you expect to have warmer average winter temperatures? Choose the correct answer. Norfolk, because it is nearer the ocean Covington, because it is nearer the ocean Norfolk, because it is farther from the ocean Covington, because it is farther from the ocean

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.