6 Flashcards
Pure water is a
Compound
Property of water that allows insects to walk on the surface
Surface tensions
The forces that hold atoms and ions together to form molecules
Chemical bonds. (They have no charge)
Average depth of photic zone is
100 meters in open ocean waters
A polar molecule
Positive and negative charged ends
Energy required to change solid water (ice) to liquid is the
Latent heat of fusion
Zone with rapid changes in temperature with depth
Thermocline
Ocean is slow to heat and cool because of its
High heat capacity
A zone in which density increases with increasing depth is
Pynocline to
Most substances
Increase in density as they freeze. However water approaching 4 degrees Celsius increases in density and as it freezes it decreases in density
The density of seawater increase with
Increase in salinity
Decrease in temperature
And increase in pressure
Water masses are layered by their
Density
As seawater evaporates the remaining water has
Higher salinity and higher density