Cohesion and Adhesion

Refer to the picture of water sticking to a leaf; this is occurring because of:

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Compound

• Surface Tension

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• capillary action

• surface tension

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

• cohesion

• adhesion

• solution

• polar molecule

Water droplets take a spherical shape (as pictured) because of ____________

• adhesion

• cohesion

• capillary action

• solubility

​ (a)   is the tendency of water molecules to stick together, while ​ (b)   is the tendency of water molecules to stick to other substances

• cohesion

• adhesion

When water molecules stick easily to other water molecules, this is called what?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• solution

• polar molecule

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

As you added drops to the coins, each drop stuck to the other water because of ________________.

• adhesion

• cohesion

• capillary action

• specific heat

Match the following

• Cohesion definition

• attraction between molecules of the same substance

• Adhesion picture

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• Cohesion picture

• 
• Adhesion definition

• attraction between molecules of a different substance

(Page 47) Match the following

• Adhesion picture

• attraction between molecules of a different substance

• Adhesion definition

• attraction between molecules of the same substance

• Cohesion definition

• 
• Cohesion picture

• 

Match the following

• When water is attracted to other things

• Adhesion

• When water is attracted to water

• Universal Solvent

• Water

• Cohesion