Understanding Water's Cohesion and Surface Tension

What is the term used to describe the attraction between water molecules?

• Evaporation

• Diffusion

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

How does surface tension affect the behavior of water droplets?

• It makes them form irregular shapes.

• It causes them to evaporate quickly.

• It prevents them from moving.

• It allows them to merge and form spherical shapes.

Which insect is known for exploiting surface tension to walk on water?

• Butterfly

• Dragonfly

• Water strider

• Ant

What happens to water's shape in a zero-gravity environment?

• It forms into spherical shapes.

• It remains flat.

• It evaporates.

• It forms into cubes.

Why does water tend to form a spherical shape?

• To maximize its volume.

• To minimize its surface area.

• To increase its temperature.

• To decrease its density.