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what is the term for waters ability to defy gravity and climb up a tube? options: capillary action, universal solvent, magic, specific heat (with an image of tubes with water)
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Capillary action is the phenomenon where water moves up narrow tubes against gravity, due to adhesion and cohesion. Universal solvent refers to water dissolving many substances, magic is not scientific, and specific heat is about heat absorption. So the correct term is Capillary Action.
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A. Capillary Action