STEMonstration: Surface Tension
STEMonstration on surface tension by ISS crew member Ricky Arnold
Media Credit: NASA
In this NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration STEMonstration, International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) crew member Ricky Arnold explains surface tension, discusses the molecular properties of water, and demonstrates how water behaves in microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment..
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