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

A 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

In thermodynamics, the 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.

A 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 ... Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid .

Water, described as the "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 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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Term	Definition
Surface tension	Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible.
solvent	A 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	In thermodynamics, the 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	Evaporation is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.
Condensation	A 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	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	Capillary action ... Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid .
universal solvent	Water, described as the "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

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