adhesive and cohesive forces

Which characteristic of water will allow a paperclip to remain floating on water when the paperclip is gently placed on top of the water?

• adhesion
• surface tension
• solvent properties
• nonpolar

Force of attraction between similar molecules is called 

• Cohesive force
• Adhesive force
• Magnetic force
• gravitational force

tendency of molecules of the same kind to stick to one another

• cohesion
• adhesion
• solution
• polar molecule

Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?

• Water is pushed by solutes.
• Capillary action pulls the water molecules like a chain.
• Water is pulled by gravity.
• Water’s cohesion causes it to “pull” towards the leaves.

What is the property of water that allows it to stick to other surfaces?

• Surface tension
• Cohesion
• Adhesion
• Solubility

What is the property of water that allows it to stick to other water molecules?

• Capillary Action
• Solubility
• Adhesion
• Cohesion

is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity.

• adhesive forces

• capillary action

• cohesive forces

• surface tension