6 Flashcards

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Pure water is a

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Compound

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Property of water that allows insects to walk on the surface

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Surface tensions

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2
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The forces that hold atoms and ions together to form molecules

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Chemical bonds. (They have no charge)

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3
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Average depth of photic zone is

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100 meters in open ocean waters

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4
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A polar molecule

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Positive and negative charged ends

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5
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Energy required to change solid water (ice) to liquid is the

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Latent heat of fusion

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6
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Zone with rapid changes in temperature with depth

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Thermocline

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7
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Ocean is slow to heat and cool because of its

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High heat capacity

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8
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A zone in which density increases with increasing depth is

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Pynocline to

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9
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Most substances

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Increase in density as they freeze. However water approaching 4 degrees Celsius increases in density and as it freezes it decreases in density

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10
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The density of seawater increase with

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Increase in salinity
Decrease in temperature
And increase in pressure

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11
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Water masses are layered by their

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Density

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12
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As seawater evaporates the remaining water has

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Higher salinity and higher density

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