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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atom

Natural environment; Water

The smallest unit of matter that is unique to a particular element. They are the ultimate building blocks for all matter.

ecosystem

Natural environment; Water

The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings.

interface

Natural environment; Water

the common boundary between two substances such as water and a solid, water and a gas, or two liquids such as water and oil.

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Natural environment; Water

toxic industrial chemical compound substances that were used in the manufacture of plastics and as insulating fluids in electrical transformers and capacitors. Banned since 1979, PCBs continue to be ...

tail water

Natural environment; Water

the runoff of irrigation water from the lower end of an irrigated field.

artesian zone

Natural environment; Water

A zone where water is confined in an aquifer under pressure so that the water will rise in the well casing or drilled hole above the bottom of the confining layer overlying the aquifer.