Evaporation occurs when a liquid's molecules gain enough energy to transition into a gas phase, which can happen when the liquid is warmed or at room temperature. Boiling happens when a liquid's vapor pressure equals the pressure of the gas above it, meaning lower external pressures cause liquids to boil at lower temperatures. Freezing is the phase change where a liquid turns solid upon cooling below its freezing point, though some substances have different melting and freezing temperatures and can remain liquid at temperatures below the freezing point.