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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.
Duplicates
Natural environment; Water
Two separate samples with separate containers taken at the same time and at the same place.