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Water and Structure
Term | Definition |
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Water | A compound made of hydrogen and oxygen |
Hydrosphere | All water on in or above the surface of the earth |
Tributary | Place where water is stored |
Watershed | A place where land runs into some kind of body of water |
Surface Water | Water on the surface of the earth |
Groundwater | Water stored below earths surface in the soil and rocks |
Aquifer | A rock layer with water stored in it |
Water cycle | the movement of water between the land the ocean and the sky |
Evaporation | When a liquid turns to a gas |
Transpiration | When water is released from leaves on trees |
Condensation | When a gas turns to liquid |
Precipitation | When liquid falls from clouds (rain, snow, sleet, etc.) |
Infiltration | When water penetrates the ground |
Runoff | When rain water runs off a hill or mountain into a lake or stream |
Porosity | How wet something is |
Density | Mass/Volume=Density |
Universal Solvent | A substance that is able to dissolve almost all other substances |