NERD WORDS
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Properties of Water
Ocean Zones
Grab Bag
100
The uneven sharing of electrons between atoms creates a molecule with oppositely charged ends
What is "polarity"
100
The movement of cold, nutrient rich water upward from the deep ocean that is caused by wind.
What is "upwelling"
100
The reason water forms drops and also large bodies of water
What is "cohesion"
100
This zone is in between the photic zone and the deep ocean
What is "twilight zone"
100
Name two types of plankton
What is "zooplankton and phytoplankton"
200
When two like molecules stick together. Water sticks together due to hydrogen bonds.
What is "cohesion"
200
Tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by currents.
What is "plankton"
200
This describes water's ability to dissolve most substances due to its polarity
What is "universal solvent"
200
This is the zone where fresh water mixes with salt water.
What is "estuary"
200
An organism which is found on the bottom (or benthic) zone is called.....
What is "benthos"
300
When a water molecule sticks to something other than itself.
What is "adhesion"
300
Extends beyond the edge of the continental shelf all the way down to the bottom of the ocean. includes aphotic and photic zones.
What is "oceanic zone"
300
A polar molecule has what?
What is "opposite charged ends"
300
You will not find many producers in this zone because there is no light!
What is "aphotic zone"
300
An organism that can swim freely is called
What is "nekton"
400
The skin that forms on the surface of water due to cohesion.
What is "surface tension"
400
The area of the ocean that extends from the low - tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf. Includes coral reefs and kelp forests.
What is "neritic zone"
400
Explain why water is polar...
What is "the oxygen molecule pulls electrons away from the hydrogen molecules making oxygen more negative and hydrogen less negative (aka positive)"
400
If you have been to the beach, you have probably played in this zone...
What is "intertidal zone"
400
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
What is "both show the flow of energy through a habitat, but the food web shows many different paths which is more realistic"
500
The name of the amount of energy required to change the temp. of a substance one degree C?
What is "specific heat"
500
The process by which plants capture energy from sunlight and use it to make food and oxygen is released as a byproduct.
What is "photosynthesis"
500
What parts of a water molecule bond to another water molecule causing cohesion???
What is "opposites attract, the positive H is attracted to the negative O"
500
This is the top zone of the ocean, going down to about 200 meters...
What is "photic zone"
500
What is the benefit of upwelling to the organisms in the warmer, more shallow water?
What is "the nutrients from the cold, deep ocean are moved to the top."
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