Monday, June 17, 2013

Extra Textbook Vocabulary Terms (From Section A): Semester 1

1. Absorbs: Attracts and holds its surface, many substances that could give water a bad taste.
2. Percent Recovery: The percent of original foul water sample that is recovered as purified water.
3. Range: The difference between the largest and smallest values in a data set.
4. Average: (or mean) To commute this value you add all values together then divide the sum by the total number of values.
5. Median: Middle value
6. Electrical Conductivity: This test focuses on the presence of dissolved, electrically charged particles in the water.
7. Direct Water Use: The approximate volume that which can be directly measured.
8. Indirect Water Use: Hidden uses of water that you may never have considered. 
9. Gaseous State: Water vapor in the air 
10. Liquid State: In lakes, rivers, oceans, clouds, and rain. 
Solid State: Ice is the common example. 
11. Surface Water: If your homes water supply originated in a river or other body of water.
12. Groundwater: If it originated in a well.
13. Aquifer: A water-bearing layer of rock, sand or gravel.

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