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ADHESION WATER MOLECULES BEING ATTRACTED TO SURFACES AND OTHER OBJECTS AND STICKING TO THEM
COHESION THE MOLECULAR ATTRACTION BETWEEN THE + AND - AREAS OF TWO WATER MOLECULES THAT CAUSES THEM TO STICK TOGETHER
SPECIFIC HEAT THE AMOUNT OF HEAT NEEDED TO INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE OF SOMETHING BY 1 DEGREE CELCIUS
UNIVERSAL SOLVENT BECAUSE WATER IS A POLAR MOLECULE, IT CAN DISSOLVE MANY DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES
CAPILLARY ACTION THE COMBINED FORC OF ATTRACTION AMONG WATER MOLECULES WITH MOLECULES OF SURROUNDING MATERIALS
POLAR MOLECULE WATER IS A POLAR MOLECULE, WHICH MEANS IT HAS BOTH + AND - CHARGED AREAS
SURFACE TENSION TIGHTNESS ACROSS THE SURFACE OF WATER CAUSED BY POLAR MOLECULES PULLING ON EACH OTHER
WEATHERING THE BREAKDOWN OF MATERIALS IN EARTH'S CRUST INTO SEDIMENT
PHYSICAL (MECHANICAL) WEATHERING WHEN ROCKS GET BROKEN DOWN INTO SMALLER PIECES. THE ROCK PIECES STILL REMAIN ROCK
CHEMICAL WEATHERING THE BREAKDOWN OF MATERIALS (INCLUDING ROCK) BY CHEMICAL REACTIONS. A NEW SUBSTANCE IS MADE
EROSION CARRIES THE WEATHERED ROCK AWAY. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE OF GRAVITY, WIND, WATER, AND ICE
ICE WEDGING CRACKS FORMED IN ROCKS BY WATER THAT CONTINUE TO EXAPAND AS WATER FREEZES
CARBONIC ACID THE CHEMICAL COMBINATION OF WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE GASSES THAT CREATE A WEAK ACID BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND
ACID RAIN THE RAIN THAT HAS BECOME SLIGHTLY ACIDIC FROM THE FORMATION OF CARBONIC ACID. IT CAN DISSOLVE SOLID ROCK OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS
OXIDATION THE PROCESS BY WHICH OTHER CHEMICALS REACT WITH OXYGEN
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