| A | B |
| salinity | a measure of the quantity of dissolved salt in water |
| firn | a dense, icy pack of snow |
| water table | line between water-saturated soil and non saturated soil |
| percolation | water passes from above the water table to below it |
| cloud condensation nuclei | small particles that water vapor condenses on to form clouds |
| smog | mixture of dirt and fog |
| adiabatic cooling | the cooling of a gas when the gas expands |
| brine | very concentrated salt water |
| iceberg | large chunks that break off a glacier and float away |
| thermal pollution | heated water returned to the water source changes the temperature |