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| polar molecule | A molecule whose atoms have a slight negetive and positive electric charge |
| universal solvent | Another name for water, so-named because it can disolve more substances than any other liquid |
| photosynthesis | Process by which plants use energy from sunlight and raw materials from air and water to make glucose to obtain energy |
| transpiration | Process where water moves up through a plant, eventually exiting through tiny holes in the leaves |
| tributary | A small stream that flows into a larger one |
| watershed | Surrounding land area that supplies runoff to streams in a drainage system |
| divide | A ridge separating different drainage systems |
| porosity | Percentage of a material's volume that is pore space |
| permeability | Characteristics that measures how easily water flows through a rock |
| water table | The boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation |
| aquifer | A groundwater-containing layer of rock or sediment |
