Water terms starting with Q

10 terms

1. Quadrat Sampling area, most commonly one square meter, used for analyzing vegetation. A square or rectangular plot of land marked off for the study of plants and…
2. Qualitative Having to do with quality or qualities. Descriptive of kind, type or direction, as opposed to size, magnitude or degree.
3. Quantitative Having to do with quantity, capable of being measured. Descriptive of size, magnitude or degree.
4. Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) A spatial and temporal precipitation forecast that will predict the potential amount of future precipitation for a specified region, or area.
5. Quantitative precipitation forecasts A projection that uses the interpretation of various observational, numerical, and objective aids to estimate the amount, location, and duration of…
6. Quarry A rock pit. An open cut mine in rock chosen for physical rather than chemical characteristics.
7. Quartz Very hard, clear or translucent mineral composed of silica.
8. Quartzite A hard, metamorphic rock that was originally sandstone.
9. Quaternary The present period, forming the latter part of the Cenozoic Era, originating about 1 million years ago and including the Recent and Pleistocene epochs.
10. Quicksand Fine sand or silt that is prevented from settling firmly together by upward movement of ground water.