Capillary Action Examples

I chose capillary action because I think that it's most important to our society. Its also a lot easier to understand.

Capillary Action is a property of water. It is the ability of water to move upward against gravity. Water moves in between spaces due to forces of adhesion, cohesion and surface tension.Adhesion of the surface the water is sticking to makes the water able to be moved up, surface tension acts to hold the water to the object the water is moving on, and the capillary action is when the water is moving upward on the surface of another object.

Here are some examples. When a little kid spills water on the table, the water is able to be soaked up into the paper towel. The little pores in the towel