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Water Cycle: The vertical and horizontal transport of water in all its states between the earth, the atmosphere, and the seas.

Hydrologic Cycle: Often called the water cycle, it is the vertical and horizontal transport of water in all its states between the earth, the atmosphere, and the seas.

Shallow Water Constituent: A short-period harmonic term introduced into the formula of tidal (or tidal current) constituents to account for the change in the form of a tide wave resulting from shallow water conditions . . . View Full Definition

Shallow Water Wave: A wave is classified as a shallow water wave whenever the ratio of the depth (the vertical distance of the still water level from the bottom) to the wave length (the horizontal distance betw . . . View Full Definition

Slack Water (Slack): The state of a tidal current when its speed is near zero, especially the moment when a reversing current changes direction and its speed is zero. The term also is applied to the entire perio . . . View Full Definition

Soda Water: Salted water or water with other aditives often added to many mix drinks.

Saros Cycle: The eighteen-year (approximate) cycle, containing an average of forty-one solar eclipses and twenty-nine lunar eclipses, in which an eclipse from each current Saros Series appears.

Salt Water: The water of the ocean, distinguished from fresh water by its appreciable salinity.

Rock Cycle: The geologic cycle, with emphasis on the rocks produced: sedimentary rocks are metamorphosed to metamorphic rocks, or melted to create igneous rocks, and all rocks may be uplifted and eroded . . . View Full Definition

Safe Drinking Water Act: Enacted by Congress in 1974, this federal law administered by the EPA and equivalent state regulators to establish and enforce drinking water standards.