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Water & Structure

TermDefinition
Water /H2O A water molecule consists of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms.
Hydrosphere All the water found on , above , and under earths surface
Tributary A measure of how clear water is
Watershed An Area Of Land That Drains Into A Stream ,River, Lake, Or Other Body Of Water
Surface Water water that collects on the surface of the ground
Groundwater Water located below earths surface
Aquifer A rock layer that collects and stores water
Water Cycle The continuous movement of water between earths surface and its atmosphere
Evaporation A method used to separate a dissolved solid from a liquid a process by which a liquid changes a gas
Transpiration The process in which water vapor is released into the air from the leaves of plants
Condensation The process by which a gas changes to a liquid
Precipitation Water that falls to earths surface in the form of rain ,sleet ,hail,or snow
Infiltration Rain water on the surface of Earth enters the small pore spaces between particles of soil or rock. It seeps into the lower layers of soil and raises the level of groundwater.
runoff water that flows over the land without sinking into the ground
porosity spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0 and 100%.
universal Solvent Chemists call water the universal solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other chemical.
freshwater percent
ocean a large body of salt water that covers most of Earth
Estuary a coastal body of water where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from the ocean
Brackish Water/Briny
Marine Ecosystem are among the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems, salt marshes, intertidal zones, estuaries, lagoons, mangroves, coral reefs, the deep sea, and the sea floor
oceanic zones he area off shore where the water measures 200 meters (656 feet) deep or deeper
food chain a series of organisms in which each feeds on the one at the next lower trophic level
food web a network of interconnection food chains
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