8 Science 1st SEM Flashcards
Well
Pumps water out of zone of aeration
Aquifer
A body of rock or sediment in the water
Spring
Water that flows through cap rock
Water table
Dividing both zones
Zone of aeration
Zone of saturation
Zone of aeration
Top zone in an aquifer
Zone of saturation
Below water table and zone of aeration
Watershed
Drainage basin
Water system
Many waters leading into a big body of water
Permeable surfaces
Lets water pass through
Impermeable
Does NOT let water pass through
Condensation
Water going up into the atmosphere
Evaporation
Liquid to gas
Percolation
Water in roots
What powers the water cycle?
Energy from sun
Some water quality measures
Wells and dry wells
Surface currents in the ocean
Wind and sun
Solid
Define shape and volume
Liquid
Has no define shape
Has define shape
Gas
No define shape or volume
Compound
A pure substance
Physical properties/changes
Melting point, density, color
Chemical properties/change
Reacts w acid
Density
Ratio of a mass of substance to volume of a substance
Boiling point
Liquid to a vapor
Melting point
Solid becomes a liquid