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Hydrophere Part 1

Water Distribution and River Basins

TermDefinition
Hydrosphere All the water on or surrounding the surface of the planet (oceans, rivers, lakes and water in the atmosphere)
Water Cycle cycling of water on the Earth through a variety of processes
Solvent A liquid that dissolves substances called solutes (does the dissolving)
Aquifer underground rock layer that contains a vital source of water for human consumption and use
Watershed the area of land where surface water drains when the ground is unable to absorb it
River Basin the area of land drained by a river and its branches
Groundwater Valuable water resource on Earth; water found in the ground that it potable or able to be consumed
Salinity the amount of salt within a solution
Potability a measure of how suitable water is for drinking
pH Scale the scale to identify acids (1-6), bases (8-14) , neutral substances (7)
Acids anything substance measuring below a 7 on the pH scale
Bases anything substance measuring above a 7 on the pH scale
Permeability the ability to have water through something
Tributary small creek-like branch that funnels runoff into a river
Created by: brugnoc
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