is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible.

is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid. Water is a solvent for polar molecules, and the most common solvent used ...

capacities gives the volumetric heat capacity as well as the specific heat capacity of some substances and engineering materials

is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.

reaction is a type of chemical reaction in which two molecules are combined to form a single molecule, usually with the loss of a small molecule ...

is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point.

or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid. This occurs when the internal energy

or ebullition is the rapid phase transition from liquid to gas or vapour; the reverse of boiling is condensation.

sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow ...

for its ability to dissolve many substances; , a hypothetical solvent able to dissolve every other substance ...

Mechanical weathering

processes are either physical or chemical. The former involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through such mechanical effects as heat, water, ice, ...

occurs when the breakdown of rock results from chemical change in the rock, or the when the rock is dissolved away. The rate of these ...

is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust

is a solid material made of loose particles that is transported to a new location where it is deposited. It occurs naturally and, through the ...

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Term	Definition
Surface tension	is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible.
Solvent	is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid. Water is a solvent for polar molecules, and the most common solvent used ...
Specific heat	capacities gives the volumetric heat capacity as well as the specific heat capacity of some substances and engineering materials
Evaporation	is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.
Condensation	reaction is a type of chemical reaction in which two molecules are combined to form a single molecule, usually with the loss of a small molecule ...
Freezing	is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point.
Melting	or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid. This occurs when the internal energy
Boiling	or ebullition is the rapid phase transition from liquid to gas or vapour; the reverse of boiling is condensation.
Capillary action	sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow ...
Universal solvent	for its ability to dissolve many substances; , a hypothetical solvent able to dissolve every other substance ...
Mechanical weathering	processes are either physical or chemical. The former involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through such mechanical effects as heat, water, ice, ...
Chemical weathering	occurs when the breakdown of rock results from chemical change in the rock, or the when the rock is dissolved away. The rate of these ...
Erosion	is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust
Sediment	is a solid material made of loose particles that is transported to a new location where it is deposited. It occurs naturally and, through the ...

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