What dose it mean for a material to be brittle?

Mitosis is a type of cell division that produces cells that are identical to the parent cell. meiosis is a different type of cell division that produces cells that carry have a genetic material of the parent cell. based on the information provided how do the purpose of mitosis and meiosis differ

Need what is special about water as a compound? how does water regulate climate? what drives water evaporation?   why is the water vapor fresh water when it rises from the ocean? why might freshwater in the form of snow take longer to enter the water cycle again than liquid precipitation?   what is an aquifer? what role do people play in the water cycle? plz just answer as many as you can ! thx if you !

What is the most common reason for matter changing its state?