Surface Tension Is an Effect Caused by an Imbalance of Forces

question 18

True/False

Surface tension is an effect caused by an imbalance of forces on the atoms at the surface of a liquid.

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Definitions:

Visual Perception

The process by which the brain interprets and makes sense of visual stimuli or images seen by the eyes.

Retinal Disparity

A binocular cue for perceiving depth: By comparing images from the retinas in the two eyes, the brain computes distance—the greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the closer the object.

Sensation

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Nervous System

A complex network of nerves and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body.