Water Properties
1. Water attracts other substances.
2. Water attracts itself.
2. What is cohesion?
Being able to absorb a lot of heat and not changing temp very quickly.
What is water has a high heat capacity?
Amount/frequency of water changes.
What is 10%/weekly, and 25%/monthly?
What is 2-3 minutes?
Smelling an air freshener even though it's not sprayed close to you.
What is diffusion?
What is polar/polarity?
What is gallons?
Bottom layer of tank, usually gravel or sand.
What is substrate?
pH range for aquariums.
What is 6-9?
The reason warm water sets on top of cold water.
What is water density decreases as temperature increases?
Strong bonds due to cohesion, the reason it hurts when doing a bellyflop.
What is surface tension?
More equipment needed, more expensive, more attention to water composition, but could be more aesthetically pleasing.
What is saltwater aquariums?
Limitations to the style/design of your tank.
What is money/resources?
Helps resist changes in pH especially due to carbonic acid.
What is alkalinity?
Gummy bear increasing in size, plant roots.
What is osmosis?
Amount of heat needed to raise temperature by 1oC.
What is heat capacity?
Reason that oil spills in the ocean are harmful to the organisms.
What is water cannot dissolve oil?
All naturally occurring elements have been found in the ocean.
What is the reason you can't just add table salt to make saltwater?
Overfeeding, too much light, new tank.
What are causes of algae?
What is 4oC?
1. Paper clip staying on top of water.
2. Sugar mixed in water.
3. Water droplets on coin.
1. What is Surface Tension?
2. What is Solubility?
3. What is Adhesion/Cohesion?
The reasons that water is known as a "universal" solvent.
What is water can dissolve more things than anything else, its shape and polarity allow it to surround solutes?
What is brackish?
The least compatible freshwater fish.
What is pond fish?
Ice floats to the top of the water and protects the water underneath from freezing, allowing the organisms to stay alive.
What is the reason density helps out cold water aquatic systems?