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Science Vocab3

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Capillary Action The combined force of attraction among water molecules and with the molecules of surrounding materials.
Polar Molecule A molecule that has electrically charged areas.
Surface Tension The tightness across the surface of water that is caused by the polar molecules pulling on one another.
Specific Heat The amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a certain mass of substance by 1*C
Groundwater Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
Tributary A smaller stream or river that feeds into a main river
Watershed The land area that supplies water to a river stream.
Acid Rain Rain or another form of precipitation that is more acidic than normal caused by the release of molecules of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the air.
Non-polar Molecule Term applied to hydrophobic (Water-fearing) molecules that cannot bond with water.
Reservoir A lake that stores water for human use
Eutrophication The process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time causing an increase in the growth of algae.
Permeable Characteristic of material that is full of tiny connected air spaces that water can seep through.
Impermeable A characteristic of materials such as clay and granite through which water does not easily pass
Saturated Zone A layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are totally filled with water
Unsaturated Zone A layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which the pores the pores contain air as well
Water Table The top of the saturated zone or depth to the groundwater under Earth's surface.
Cohesion The sticking together of particles of the same substance
Aquitard a low permeability geologic formation within a stratigraphic sequence that functions as the upper or lower boundary of a groundwater flow system or aquifer.
Aquifer An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water.
Conservation The practice using less of a resource so that it will not be used up.
Water Quality The degree of purity water, determined by measuring the substances in water besides water molecules.
Pollutant A substance that causes pollution.
Point Source A specific source of pollution that can be identified.
Non-point Source A widely spread source of pollution that is difficult to link to a specific point of origin.
Pesticide A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops.
Adhesion The action or process of adhering to a surface or object.
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