Question

what is demonstrated by water moving up a straw?
○ evaporation and condensation
○ sublimation and deposition
○ cohesion and adhesion
○ precipitation and transpiration

Explanation:

• Evaporation is liquid to gas, condensation gas to liquid; not related to water moving up a straw.
• Sublimation is solid to gas, deposition gas to solid; irrelevant here.
• Cohesion (water molecules sticking to each other) and adhesion (water molecules sticking to the straw's surface) allow water to move up the straw against gravity, as the adhesive force between water and the straw's material, along with cohesive forces within water, enable capillary action.
• Precipitation is rain/snow, transpiration is water loss from plants; not related to straws.

Answer:

C. cohesion and adhesion