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1
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lack of electrical symmetry in a molecule

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polarity

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attraction between molecules of the same substance

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cohesion

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3
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attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom

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hydrogen bonds

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a measure of how difficult it is to break the surface of a liquid

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surface tension

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an attraction between molecules of different substances

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adhesion

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it allows water to move through narrow, porous substances

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capillary action

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able to dissolve other substances

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solvent

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water- due to its polarity and ability to dissolve other substances

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universal solvent

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amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance

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specific heat

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amount of energy for a liquid to become a gas/evaporate

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heat of vaporization

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11
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all the water on earth

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hydrosphere

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a thick mass of glacial ice or snow that permanently covers an area of land

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glacier/ice cap

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a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater

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aquifer

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river basins drained by a river and flowing into the same large body of water

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watersheds

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the land area drained by a river and its tributaries

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river basin

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impassable, not letting pass through (such as, liquid)

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impermeable

17
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able to be passed or soaked through

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permeable

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a stream or river that flows into a larger river

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tributary

19
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plants and trees surrounding a river or stream

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vegetative buffer

20
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having to do with the banks of a body of water

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riparian

21
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most of the properties of water are due to the fact that water is ____

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polar

22
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polar water molecules will stick to/be attracted to ____ substances

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polar

23
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what 2 properties of water cause capillary action?

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adhesion and cohesion

24
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a ____ is a place where water is stored

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reservoir

25
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name the 8 reservoirs in the notes

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atmosphere, ice/glaciers, groundwater, estuaries, oceans, rivers and streams, lakes, and wetlands

26
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water that contains minerals, tastes good, is hard on plumbing

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hard water

27
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water that only has sodium, tastes bad, easy on plumbing though

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soft water

28
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what is a riparian

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lands among water courses and water bodies

29
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a grassy wetland

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marsh

30
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a wetland with trees

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swamp

31
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eroded rock and soil particles

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sediment

32
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the amount of time that water stays in a reservoir

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residence time

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