the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
water cycle
300
What does SI unit stand for?
International Unit of System
300
What I observe or measure in an experiment
dependent variable
300
What is the most abundant dissolved solid in the ocean?
Chlorine, or Sodium Cloride
300
the pressure increases by 1 atm every 10 meter of depth. what is the pressure at 450 m?
46 atm
300
the change from a gas to a liquid
condensation
400
What is the SI unit for volume?
m^3
400
What I keep the same for making an experiment fair
control variable
400
What are 2 factors that affect salinity?
climate, the amount of sunlight
water movement (cf. dead sea)
400
five subdivisions of the deep ocean basin
abyssal plain
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
seamount
ocean trenches
400
a large flat almost level area of the deep ocean basin
abyssal plain
500
Fill in the blank with a prefix.
250*d*M*n*m= 25*_____*m
25*10*10-1*106*10-9=25*10-3*m=25mm
500
Does heating a cup of water allow it to dissolve more sugar? What is the dependent variable (DV)?
1. the temperature of water
2. the amount of dissolved sugar
1. the temperature of water
500
The second layer of ocean water. In this layer temperature drops dramatically.
thermocline
500
Alvin's three missions
exploration of the sea floor
search for sunken ships
recovery of a lost hydrogen bomb
500
a submerged mountain on the ocean floor that is at least 1000 meters high and that has a volcanic origin