The Contracting Force That Occurs When the Water Surface Meets

question 115

Multiple Choice

The contracting force that occurs when the water surface meets the air and acts like an elastic skin is

• A) field capacity.
• B) surface tension.
• C) capillary action.
• D) solifluction.
• E) evapotranspiration.

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