https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y By: Jerra Fischer and Danielle Mielke en-us 2017-04-28 13:44:38 UTC 2025-10-27 20:11:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/168916793 The tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of the liquid, which tends to minimize surface area ]]> 2017-04-28 15:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/168916793 61648 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169073834 Surface tension can be seen in multiple aspects of everyday life. Water insects, like the Water Strider, use surface tension to enable an attraction between their legs and the water that allows them to walk on top of it. It can also be simply found in the morning dew that covers grass. Water condenses in the morning to form beads that, because of surface tension, form a spherical shape. ]]> 2017-04-30 19:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169073834 61648 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169079661 2017-04-30 20:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169079661 61648 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169079844 2017-04-30 21:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169079844 61648 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169079912 It is because of surface tension that objects less denser than water are able to float. Without surface tension even the smallest objects would not be able to float. At the atomic level, water molecules prevent the cell membrane from collapsing on itself. Surface tension also allows the cytoplasm, or the jelly like middle that fills the cell, to hold up the cell membrane. If the pressure would increase too much, then the water would break down the cell membrane and drown the cell. High surface tension is also mandatory for water and blood transport in plants and animals. Plus, it contributes immensely in sheltering humans by not seeping through umbrellas, tents, and even rain coats. ]]> 2017-04-30 21:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169079912 61648 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169082430 Surface tension is basically the amount of energy required to increase the surface area of a liquid,  this is a result from intermolecular forces. ]]> 2017-04-30 21:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169082430 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169551562 A solvent is the liquid in which a solute is dissolved in to form a solution. Water is the universal solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid.]]> 2017-05-02 21:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169551562 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169552378 Water as the universal solvent is used commonly in day to day life, such as when you make a drink with powder mix, like Kool Aid]]> 2017-05-02 21:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169552378 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169557965 2017-05-02 22:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169557965 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169571712 Water is known as the "universal solvent" because it has the ability to dissolve a larger amount of substances than any other liquid. Water alone is vital to the survival of any living thing. No matter where water goes, it carries chemicals, nutrients, and minerals that are valuable. For instance, the partnership human kidneys share with water is mandatory in keeping us alive. Kidneys are responsible for filtering out substances that we consume. Right after kidneys accumulate a substance they have to get rid of it. Water, being the universal solvent, washes through the kidneys and dissolves these substances. ]]> 2017-05-03 01:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169571712 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169571747 This is related to chemistry, because it shows how water can dissolve other substances. It also shows how when two molecules are mixed together, the end product is different than the start product. For example, when you make Kool Aid, you start with liquid water and solid powder, but end with liquid water that changed colors. ]]> 2017-05-03 01:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169571747 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169571830 This is related to the water cycle, because water is the solvent. It is also related because one part of the water cycle is liquids. Water is the liquid, and it dissolves solutes. ]]> 2017-05-03 01:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169571830 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169571979 2017-05-03 01:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169571979 55158 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169572840 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzweV69mP6YvdUdKNXhvemlhMXBwR0lvcDl6aFZ3bjVySllJ/view]]> 2017-05-03 01:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169572840 61648 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169577085 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99yX9APyjF7MlF4WFhvMkdCZUE/view

]]> 2017-05-03 02:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169577085 61648 https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169582231 Surface tension relates to the water cycle because if the gravity force going down is stronger than the force of a liquid going up it will sink. If those were to switch and the liquid were to have a stronger force than the gravity it would float. This is a result of ]]> 2017-05-03 03:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/55158/qtwo11402e4y/wish/169582231