Unique Nature of Pure Water
What are the 3 states of water?
Solid, Liquid and Gas
What property of water increases as depth increases?
Pressure
What is the name for the total amount of salt dissolved in water?
Salinity
What does rising C02 levels affect within the ocean?
It’s chemistry
Where does carbon dioxide originate from?
The atmosphere
What is the amount of heat needed to raise a substances temperature by a given amount?
Heat capacity
What color of light penetrates the deepest?
Blue light
What is the average salinity of the ocean?
35ppt/35%
Why does acidification affect shelled and armored organisms the greatest?
It leads to slower developing shells and exoskeletons
What is the process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compunds such as glucose?
Photosynthesis
What does floating layers of ice do to the water below it?
Insulate it
What device is used to measure water clarity?
A secchi disk
Does saltier water cause it to become more or less dense?
More dense
What ions are needed for organisms to maintain their shells and exoskeletons?
Carbonate
What fuels do we use that greatly increases carbon production?
What does waters heat capacity protect marine life from?
rapid and drastic temperature changes
What are the fundamental properties of sea water?
Light level, pressure, and transmission of sound and water
What is the name of the sinking particles that contain nutrients for marine life?
Marine Snow
what is the name of the process in which the PH of the ocean begins to drop?
Ocean acidification
What is the process of gas exchange by organisms that releases carbon dioxide?
Resperation
Surface tension is the measure of what tendency of liquids?
Elastic
What is the name of the underwater channel that allows low frequency sound waves to travel kilometers in the ocean?
The Deep Sea Channel
What elements make up around 85% of the ions within saltwater
Sodium and Chloride
Around how much C02 enters our oceans each year?
A quarter
What is the process in which decomposing animals release carbon into our atmosphere?
Decomposition