Question

a water bug can glide across the surface of the water because of surface tension adhesion cohesion polarity

Explanation:

Surface tension creates a 'skin - like' layer on the water surface due to the cohesive forces between water molecules. This allows water bugs to glide on the surface. Adhesion is the attraction between different substances, cohesion is the attraction between like - substances in bulk, and polarity refers to the charge separation in a molecule. None of these directly explain the bug's gliding ability as well as surface tension.

Answer:

Surface tension