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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 | t is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical ... |
| Specific heat | capacity (symbol c) of a substance is the amount of heat that must be added to one unit of mass of the substance |
| 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 | 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 | Boiling or ebullition is the rapid phase transition from liquid to gas or vapour; the reverse of boiling is condensation. |
| Capillary action | n (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow ... |
| Universal solvent | "universal solvent" for its ability to dissolve many substances; Alkahest, a hypothetical solvent able to dissolve every other substance ... |
| Mechanical weathering | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 ... |
| Deposition | hemical vapor deposition ... For the scientific journal, see Chemical Vapor Deposition (journal). Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a vacuum deposition method ... |
| Mass movement | (geology), the movement of rock and soil down slopes due to gravity; Mass movement (politics), a large-scale social movement; Mass ... |
| Deflation | n occurs when the inflation rate falls below 0% and becomes negative. While inflation reduces the value of currency over time, deflation increases it. |
| Sand dune | A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. |
| Loess | A loess is a periglacial or aeolian (windborne) sediment, defined as an accumulation of 20% or less of clay with a balance of roughly equal parts sand and silt. |
| Runoff | gricultural runoff as a nonpoint source category of pollution. Resouces to learn more a bout conservation practices to reduce water quality impacts from ... |
| Stream | The Stream Flow Enhancement Program (SFEP) funds projects that enhance stream flows across the state of California. The SFEP defines enhanced streamflow to mean ... |
| Tributary | tributary, [1] or an affluent, [2] is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (main stem or "parent"), river, or a lake. |
| Flood plain | Floodplains stretch from the banks of a river channel to the base of the enclosing valley, and experience flooding during periods of high discharge. |
| Delta | he Delta Science Program funds scientific research critical to establishing unbiased and authoritative knowledge directly relevant to Delta management |
| Alluvial fan | An alluvial fan is an accumulation of sediments that fans outwards from a concentrated source of sediments, such as a narrow canyon emerging from an ... |
| Groundwater | the fresh water found below the Earth's surface, stored in underground layers of soil, sand, and rock called aquifers. |
| Glacier | A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as crevasses ... |
| Continental glacier | In glaciology, an ice sheet, also known as a continental glacier, is a mass of glacial ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than 50,000 km2 ... |
| Ice age | Ice Age is an American media franchise created by Michael J. Wilson, [1] centering on a group of mammals surviving the Pleistocene ice age. |
| Valley glacier | glacier that fills a valley is called a valley glacier, or alternatively, an alpine glacier or mountain glacier. A large body of glacial ice astride ... |
| Plucking | Plucking or tweezing can mean the process of human hair removal, removing animal hair or a bird's feathers by mechanically pulling the item from the owner's ... |
| Till | t is based on the true story of Mamie Till, an educator and activist who pursued justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett in August 1955. |
| Longshore drift | Longshore drift is simply the sediment moved by the longshore current. This current and sediment movement occurs within the surf zone. |
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