Chemistry of Water
General Properties of Water
Density
Salinity/Turbidity
Science Skills
100

The chemical formula of a water molecule

What is H2O?

100

The freezing point of pure water?

What is 0°C or 32° Fahrenheit?

100

Densest:

cold water or warm water

What is cold water?

100

Salinity

What is salt level?

100

Lab equipment to measure liquid volume

What is graduated cylinder? 

200

The bond that holds a water molecule together

What is covalent bond?

200

The freezing point of salt water

What is -1.8°C?

200

Densest:

pure water or salt water

What is salt water?

200

________ ppt

What is 17.5 ppt?

200

Melting

What is A to B or melting? 
300

The bond that holds two or more water molecules together

What are hydrogen bonds?

300

Adhesion

What is water sticking to other surfaces?
300

Densest layer of the ocean that is at a constant temperature of 2°C

What is the cold layer?

300

Measures salinity levels

What is a refractometer?

300

In Fahrenheit, saltwater's freezing point (approximately) 

What is 28-29° Fahrenheit? 

400

A

What is a covalent bond?

400

Water molecules stick together and form a "skin" layer that allow small bugs to walk on the surface of water. 

What is surface tension?

400

Rapid temperature decrease where heat energy is quickly lost

What is thermocline?

400

Clear water

What is low turbidity?

400

X-axis

What is latitude?

500

B

What is a hydrogen bond?

500

A

What is a solid?

500

Densest layer

What is honey?

500

Highest nutrient level

What is A?

500

Location higher salinity (°S)

What is 20°S or 20°N?

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