Unique Nature of Pure Water
The chemical formula for water
What is H2O?
Fundamental properties such as light level, pressure, and transmission of light and sound are different here
Salinity measures the total amount of __ dissolved in water
What is salt?
The carbon that forms the backbone of all organic molecules starts here
What is the atmosphere?
This layer is the deepest
What is the hadalpelagic zone?
Water molecules are _____ to each other
What is attracted?
Water is denser than ___
What is air?
As salinity increases, this increases
What is density?
The process by which the pH of the ocean is dropping
What is ocean acidification?
This zone gets the most sunlight
What is the epipelagic zone?
____ is the only substance that naturally occurs in all three states on earth
What is water?
This color light penetrates the deepest into the ocean
What is blue light?
The average salinity of the ocean is about __%
What is 35?
The average pH of the ocean is ____
What is 8.0-8.3?
This zone is from 1000m to 4000m deep
What is the bathypelagic zone?
Water is unique in that it is less ____ as a solid than a liquid.
What is dense?
In this channel, low frequency sound waves can travel uninterrupted for miles
What is the Deep Sound Channel?
River runoff, groundwater seeps, and hydrothermal activity are all ways that ___ can enter the ocean.
What are trace elements?
This makes up shells, skeletons, and other similar structures
What is calcium carbonate?
This is the largest environment on Earth
What is the abyssopelagic zone?
Surface tension is the measure of this
What is the elastic tendency of liquids?
With each __ meters of increased depth, another atmosphere of pressure is added.
What is 10?
Sinking white particles that provide nutrients for marine life
What is marine snow?
About this much CO2 enters oceans each year
What is 25%
The hadalpelagic zone is also known as the ___?
What are the Trenches?