Soil Stuff
Soil and
Oil
Oil and
Disease
Disease and
Stuff
Misc.
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The Water left
behind or
trapped between
soil particles
What is Capillary
Water
Very fine particles
usually silicates of
aluminum and/or iron
magnesium. This type
of soil impedes water
flow.
What is Clay?
The process by
which saturated
soil looses its
strength and
behaves like a
liquid
What is
Liquefaction?
The speed at which
water travels through
a material.
What is
permeability
The volume of all
the open spaces
(pores) between
the solid grains of
soil.
What is
porosity?
Type of sediment
produced by the
breakdown of
various types of
rocks.
What is sand?
A sedimentary
material consisting
of very fine particles
intermediate in size
between sand and
clay.
What is silt?
Water which is not
absorbed by the soil
and flows to lower
ground, eventually
draining into a stream,
river, or other body of
water.
What is
surface
runoff?
Floating barriers
which are placed
around the leaking
ship. These stop the
oil from spreading so
that skimmers can
collect it.
What are
booms?
Chemicals which
break down the oil
into its chemical
components.
What are
chemical
dispersants?
Boats, vacuum machines,
and oil absorbent plastic
ropes that skim spilled
oil from the water
surface.
What are
skimmers?
Big sponges used
to absorb oil.
What are
sorbents?
An outbreak of a
contagious disease
that spreads
rapidly and widely
What is an
epidemic?
A person who
studies the
incidence
transmission,
distribution and
control of disease.
What is an
Epidemiologist?
The loss of fluids
from the body.
What is
dehydration?
Inflammation of the
intestine often with
pain, diarrhea. This
conditions is
sometimes fatal.
What is a
dysentery?
General weakness
and discomfort
with loss of
appetite.
What is malaise?
Harmful
microorganisms
such as bacterium
and fungus.
What are
pathogens?
A microscopic single
celled organism that
is largely aquatic and
includes many
parasitic forms.
What are
protozoa?
To remove
components from
the soil by the
action of water
trickling through.
What is leach?
Drinkable water.
Safe to consume.
What is potable?
A device which
separates wanted
elements from
unwanted material
using a tool such as a
mesh, net or other
filtration method.
What is a sieve?
A pond or a lake
where water is
collected and
stored until
needed.
What are
reservoirs?
Wastewater that
has been cleaned
so that it can be
reused for most
purposes except
drinking.
What is reclaimed
water?
Carries water
above or
underground to
homes and
businesses.
What is a pipeline?