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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water-resources region

Natural environment; Water

Designated natural drainage basin or hydrologic area that contains either the drainage area of a major river or the combined drainage areas of two or more rivers; of 21 regions, 18 are in the ...

conservation pool

Natural environment; Water

The area of lakes Travis and Buchanan dedicated to water storage for municipal, domestic, industrial, agricultural and recreational purposes.

ground water, confined

Natural environment; Water

ground water under pressure significantly greater than atmospheric, with its upper limit the bottom of a bed with hydraulic conductivity distinctly lower than that of the material in which the ...

neutralization

Natural environment; Water

The addition of substances to neutralize water, so that it is neither acid, nor basic. Neutralization does not specifically mean a pH of 7.0, it just means the equivalent point of an acid-base ...

seasonal rate structure

Natural environment; Water

Rate structure that bills all water consumed during the summer or peak season at a higher rate than during the other seasons.

water-resources subregion

Natural environment; Water

The 21 designated water-resources regions of the United States are subdivided into 222 subregions. Each subregion includes that area drained by a river system, a reach of a river and its tributaries ...

consolidated formation

Natural environment; Water

Naturally occurring geologic formations that have been lithified (turned to stone). The term is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "bedrock." commonly, these formations will stand at the ...