So light!
Classical Mechanics
Level
1
Which phenomena is responsible for ability of insects to float and crawl on liquid surface?
Upward force created by wing flapping
Negligible weight
Surface tension
Buoyancy
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1 solution
The surface of any body of water behaves as though it is covered with an invisible skin which allows small, light insects to walk across it. This skin effect is caused by surface tension. Like molecules are attracted to each other – they like to “stick together”- and this attractive force is known as cohesion.
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