Water Flashcards

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Specific heat

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The heat required to raise the temperature of the unit

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2
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Heat capacity

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Number of heat units need to raise temperature by one degree

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3
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Cohesion

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Sticking together of particles of the same substance

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4
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Adhesion

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The action or process of adhering to a surface or object

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5
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Surface tension

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The tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of particles in the surface layer

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6
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Mixture

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A substance made by mixing other substances together

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7
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Solution

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A homogeneous mixture of 2 or more substances

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8
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Solvent

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The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution

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9
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Solute

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The minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent

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10
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A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.

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Aquifer

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11
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Preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife.

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Conservation

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12
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Removal of salt

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Desalination

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13
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Presence I’m or introduction of harmful things to environment

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Pollution

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14
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Physical and chemical and biological characteristics of water

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Water quality

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15
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Non point source pollution

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Water pollution affecting a water body from diffuse source

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16
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Bio indicator

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Used to monitor health of environment

17
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Glacier

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A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles

18
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Water quality

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Characteristics of water