The process of dissolving one substance in another often involves heat; if the solution process is a strictly physical change, the heat is a latent heat. Sometimes, however, the process is accompanied by a chemical change, and part of the heat is that associated with the chemical reaction.
Big marbles, ones that are larger than the standard size marble, are called shooters.. A big marble is also known as the offensive marble. The big marble gleans these names because it is the one shot at other marbles in an offensive manner. Continue Reading.
1 The 13th step of the state capitol building in Denver is one mile (5,280 feet) above sea level.  Beulah red is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing and installing the marble in the capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900.