WONDER #1616: What Is Surface Tension?

Question 1 of 3

Which property of the surface of a liquid allows it to resist an external force?

  1. surface tension
  2. gravity
  3. photosynthesis
  4. momentum

Question 2 of 3

Surface tension has the dimension of force per unit what?

  1. speed
  2. momentum
  3. gravity
  4. length

Question 3 of 3

Which forces make water molecules tend to stick together, resulting in surface tension?

  1. liquid
  2. cohesive
  3. momentum
  4. gravitational

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