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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habitat indicator

Natural environment; Water

a physical attribute of the environment measured to characterize conditions necessary to support an organism, population, or community in the absence of pollutants. For example, salinity of estuarine ...

nonporous

Natural environment; Water

something which does not allow water to pass through it. Compare porous.

self-supplied water

Natural environment; Water

water withdrawn from a surface- or ground-water source by a user rather than being obtained from a public supply. An example would be homeowners getting their water from their own well.

wet deposition

Natural environment; Water

See acid rain.

cooling water

Natural environment; Water

Water used for cooling purposes, such as of condensers and nuclear reactors.

hail

Natural environment; Water

A form of precipitation which forms into balls or lumps of ice over 0.2 inch in diameter. Hail is formed by alternate freezing and melting as precipitation is carried up and down in highly turbulent ...