Adhesion, Cohesion & Surface Tension

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What are the attractions between water molecules called?

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Hydrogen bonds.

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What is the gaseous form of water called?

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Water vapor.

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What is a molecule in which opposite ends have opposite electric charges?

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Polar molecule.

Front

What is the term for water's ability to stick to glass?

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Adhesion.

Front

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

Back

Adhesion.

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What is the term for the force that causes water molecules to stick to each other?

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Cohesion.

Front

What is the phenomenon called when water rises in a narrow space against gravity?

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Capillary action.

Front

What is surface tension?

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The elastic-like force existing on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave like a stretched elastic sheet.

Front

What is an example of adhesion in everyday life?

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Water droplets sticking to a leaf.

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What is an example of cohesion in everyday life?

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Water forming droplets on a smooth surface.