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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particulate loading

Natural environment; Water

The mass of particulates per unit volume of water.

specific heat

Natural environment; Water

the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a kilogram of a substance (water) by 1 degree Celsius.

agglomeration

Natural environment; Water

A process of bringing smaller particles together to form a larger mass.

detritus

Natural environment; Water

decaying organic matter (mostly leaves and other matter from vegetation).

hydrostatic head

Natural environment; Water

a measure of pressure at a given point in a liquid in terms of the vertical height of a column of the same liquid which would produce the same pressure.