Insects, such as water striders, and spiders, such as fisher spiders, can glide or scamper across the surface of water. These critters are small enough that their weight can be supported almost entirely by surface tension, the relatively weak forces that hold water molecules together.
Surface tension of water helps creatures(mostly of insecta class such as water striders) to walk on water. ... it also helps water to move up the xylem tissue of higher plants without breaking up
Answer:
the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere
Explanation:
the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's continents and continental shelves and is formed near subduction zones at plate boundaries between continental and oceanic tectonic plates. The continental crust forms nearly all of Earth's land surface.
Answer;
- 40% ; 20%
Obese workers spend nearly 40% more on health care than normal weight adults, adds about 20 percent to healthcare spending.
Explanation;
-Obesity is one of the biggest drivers of preventable chronic diseases and healthcare costs in the United States. Obese adults spend 42 percent more on direct healthcare costs than adults who are a healthy weight.
-Costs for patients presenting at emergency rooms with chest pains are 41 percent higher for severely obese patients, 28 percent higher for obese patients and 22 percent higher for overweight patients than for healthy- weight patients.
