Ask AI: examples of adhesion

1. Wet Paint: When you paint onto a surface, the paint adheres to it and does not easily come off. That is adhesion in action. 2. Stickers and Post-It Notes: They stick to surfaces due to the adhesive on the back, an example of adhesion. 3. Bandages: When you put a bandage on a wound, it sticks to your skin. This is because of adhesion. 4. Raindrops on Windows: When it rains, you can often see the raindrops sticking to your window. This too is an instance of adhesion. 5. Water Droplets on Leaf Surfaces: This is another common example where water, due to adhesion, sticks to the surface of leaves. 6. Ink on Paper: When you write on paper with a pen, the ink sticks to the paper. That is because of adhesion. 7. Wet Clothes: When clothes are wet, they stick to each other, this is an example of adhesion. 8. Paper Towel and Spilled Water: When you use a paper towel to clean up a water spill, the water adheres to the fibers of the paper towel. 9. Window Decals: The static cling window decals stick to the window due to adhesion. 10. Climbing Insects: The ability of insects like spiders and bees to climb walls and even walk upside down on ceilings can be attributed, in part, to adhesion. 11. Cell Adhesion: Even in biological processes, adhesion plays an important role. It allows cells to interact with each other and their environments. Remember, adhesion refers to the attraction between different types of molecules or substances.