You walk down into your basement to find that the carpeting on the floor is damp. Concerned, you look around for large puddles of water or broken pipes, but find none. In fact, only the basement floor and carpeting is damp. You realize that water must have wicked into the carpet from the floor by ________.

A. cohesion and solubility
B. adhesion and solubility
C. adhesion, cohesion, and solubility
D. adhesion and cohesion


Answer: D

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