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EXAMPLES

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water table
Subject:
Geography

upper level of saturated underground soil/rock

water vapour capacity
Subject:
Geography

maximum amount of water air can hold at a given temperature

wave power
Subject:
Geography

energy in the force of waves that can be harvested to generate electricity

wavelength
Subject:
Mathematics

the distance between one wave crest and the next wave crest.

weak acid
Subject:
Physical Sciences

acids that only partially ionise e.g. CHOOH.

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