Easiest
An area of land that drains into the ocean by a river
Riverbasin
An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
Watershed
Small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream; a branch of the river
Tributaries
Attraction between molecules of the same substance
Cohesion
Water- due to its polarity and ability to dissolve many different solutes
Universal solvent
Underground water that is held in the soil and in previous rocks
Ground Water
A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.
Aquifer
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius
Specific Heat
Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)
Impermeable
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.
Water Cycle
Does not contain any salt water and can be rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and wetlands
Freshwater
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
An attraction between molecules of different substances
Adhesion
Molecule with an unequal distribution of charge, resulting in the molecule having a positive end and a negative end
Polar Molecule