Question

match the water property with an example from the real world.
cohesion
adhesion
capillary action
surface tension
water is attracted to other substances and many solutes will dissolve in water.
water forms droplets.
water moves up vessels from the roots to the leaves of plants.
water molecules are attracted to each other with cohesive forces, allowing small insects called water striders to skate on top of the surface

Explanation:

• Cohesion: Water molecules attract each other, so water forms droplets (cohesion causes water to clump into droplets).
• Adhesion: Water is attracted to other substances, and many solutes dissolve in water (adhesion involves attraction to other materials, like solute - solvent interactions or water - surface interactions related to dissolving).
• Capillary Action: Water moves up vessels from roots to leaves of plants (capillary action is the movement of water in narrow spaces, like plant xylem, due to cohesion and adhesion).
• Surface Tension: Water molecules are attracted to each other with cohesive forces, allowing water striders to “skate” on the surface (surface tension is the result of cohesive forces at the surface, creating a “skin” that supports light objects like water striders).

Answer:

• cohesion: Water forms droplets.
• adhesion: Water is attracted to other substances and many solutes will dissolve in water.
• capillary action: Water moves up vessels from the roots to the leaves of plants.
• surface tension: Water molecules are attracted to each other with cohesive forces, allowing small insects called water striders to “skate” on top of the surface.