Water

Water

Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H20. A water molecule contains one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure though it can be a solid (ice)in low temperatures or evaporate into water vapor a higher temperatures.

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Piezometer

Natural environment; Water

A nonpumping well, generally of small diameter, for measuring the elevation of a water table.

Surface tension

Natural environment; Water

The elastic-like force in a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize, or constrict, the area of the surface.

Aquifer

Natural environment; Water

A layer in the soil that is capable of transporting a significant volume of groundwater.

Plate tectonics

Natural environment; Water

Refers to the folding and faulting of rock and flow of molten lava involving lithospheric plates in the earth's crust and upper mantle.

Suspended load

Natural environment; Water

Specific sediment particles maintained in the water column by turbulence and carried with the flow of water.

Artificial recharge

Natural environment; Water

An process where water is put back into ground-water storage from surface-water supplies such as irrigation, or induced infiltration from streams or wells.