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WORD | DEFINITION |
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HYDROSPHERE | ALL THE WATER CONTAINED ON THE EARTH . |
DISSOLVE | TO MIX WITH ANOTHER SUBSTANCE FORMING A SOLUTION. |
SOLVENT | A SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF DISSOLVING ANOTHER SUBSTANCE. |
Water Cycle | the process by which water constantly circulates throughout the earth and its atmosphere. |
evaporation | the change OF A LIQUID INTO A GAS. |
transpiratation | the evaporation of excess water from a plant. |
condensation | the change OF A GAS INTO A LIQUID . |
precipitation | a form of water that falls from the Atmosphere to the earth. |
Surface water | the water that can be seen on the surface of the earth. |
GROUND WATER | the water within the earth. |
aquifer | A MASS OF WATER THAT STORES GROUND WATER . |
artesian well | the groundwater trapped between layers of rock that flows to the surface throughout an opening . |
estuary. | the place where a river meets an ocean or a sea. |
salinity | the amount of salt that is dissolved in water. |
BRACKISH | A MIXTURE OF FRESH AND SALT WATER. |
WATERSHED | AN AREA OF LANDFROM WHICH DRAINS INTO A PATICULAR WATER SYSTEM. |