Unique Nature of Pure Water
In a H2O molecule, what are the atoms bonded together?
What is 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom
How do autotrophs make their own food in shallow waters?
What is photosynthesis
What is salinity?
What is the total amount of salt dissolved in water
How much carbon dioxide enters oceans each year?
What is 1/4 or 25%
How many layers are there in the ocean?
What is 5
What charge does a hydrogen atom have?
What is a positive charge
What color stays true to itself when going deeper in water?
What is blue
What percentage of salt is dissolved in seawater?
What is 3.5%
Organisms use this type of ion to build and maintain their shells and other calcium carbonate structures
What is carbonate ions
What is the first layer of the ocean called?
What is epipelagic zone
What’s referred to the attraction of one water molecule to another?
What is hydrogen bonding
Where does light stop reaching in the ocean?
What is 1000m
What is the average salinity of the ocean
What is 35%
What is the average pH of the ocean?
What is 8-8.3
In which zone does DVM occur?
What is mesopelagic zone
What are the 3 ways temperature is measured?
What is Celsius, Kelvin, and Fahrenheit
What changes as ocean depth incerases?
What is temperature, pressure, and density
The saltier water is, the “blank“ it is
What is denser
The process of the ocean becoming less alkaline?
What is acidification
Which zone is known as the Midnight Zone?
What is the bathypelagic zone
What is a calorie?
What is the amount of energy, or heat.
What is used to measure water clarity?
What is a secchi desk
What do trace elements refer to when in the ocean?
What is metals and metalloids
What affect does the ocean acidification have on sound underwater?
What is sound travels further affecting any animal that uses or is disturbed by sound
Which zone is the largest environment on Earth?
What is the abyssopelagic zone