The Wonders of Water | No Hesit... | Water Beneath Our Feet | Radical Reservoirs | Water Quality |
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What is 100°C
If you ask a scientist what the boiling point of water is, they would tell you this temperature.
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What is Condensation
Water vapor forms clouds, fog, and dew through this process.
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What is the Water Table
At a spring, the Earth's surface intersects with this line that measures the top level of an aquifer.
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What are Aquifers
These reservoirs made of porous rock store filtered water underground.
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What is pH
Water with a low this level is considered acidic.
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What is The Universal Solvent
Water's polarity makes it excellent at breaking down most substances, giving water this nickname.
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What is Precipitation
Snow and hail are frozen forms of this.
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What are Porosity and Permeability
In order to store water, an aquifer must have these two "P" properties.
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What are Ice Caps / Glaciers
These structures are where most of Earth's freshwater is stored.
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What is Turbidity
Transparency is how clear water is, the cloudiness of water is also called this other "T" word.
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What is Cohesion
Hydrogen bonds between neighboring water molecules give them this property
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What is Sublimation
Water stored in glaciers may enter the atmosphere directly through this process.
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What is Recharging
This is the process by which an aquifer is replenished with water.
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What is Brackish Water
This mixture of salt and freshwater is typically found in estuaries.
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What is Potable
Water that is safe to drink is known by this adjective.
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What is Latent Heat
While water is changing state of matter, its temperature stays the same as it absorbs or releases energy in this form.
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What is Transpiration
Humans release water from our skin through perspiration. When plants release water through their leaves, it's called this.
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What is Saltwater Intrusion
Overuse of coastal aquifers can result in this process as saltwater replaces freshwater.
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What is a Watershed
A river basin is an example of one of these areas of land that drains into a water source.
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What is Point Source Pollution
This type of pollution comes from a single identifiable source.
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What is Capillary Action
Water is able to defy gravity as it climbs up plant stems through this type of action.
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What is Infiltration
Surface water becomes groundwater through this process. How sneaky!
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What is Subsidence
San Joaquin Valley suffered from this as its aquifer was depleted, causing the land to sink about a dozen yards.
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What is a Confluence
This is the point where a tributary meets another river.
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What is Lotic
This type of flowing aquatic habitat is associated with low transparency and high dissolved oxygen.
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