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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reservoir

Natural environment; Water

a pond, lake, or basin, either natural or artificial, for the storage, regulation, and control of water.

viruses

Natural environment; Water

The smallest life forms known, that are not cellular in nature. They live inside the cells of animals, plants and bacteria and often cause disease. They are made up of a chromosome surrounded by a ...

chiseling of compacted soils

Natural environment; Water

Loosening the soil, without inverting and with a minimum of mixing of the surface soil, to shatter restrictive layers below the normal plow depth that inhibit water and air movement or root ...

floodplain

Natural environment; Water

land next to a river that becomes covered by water when the river overflows its banks .

meltwater

Natural environment; Water

water that comes from the melting ice of a glacier or a snowbank.

resident population

Natural environment; Water

The number of persons who live in a State who consider the State their permanent place of residence. College students, military personnel, and inmates of penal institutions are counted as permanent ...

viscosity

Natural environment; Water

The syrupiness of water and it determines the mobility of the water. When the temperature rises, the viscosity degrades; this means that water will be more mobile at higher temperatures.