C is for Chemistry
H2O
Wet & Wild
Just Breathe
Ocean grab bag
Gee, that's swell
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We have too much of this "greenhouse" gas in our atmosphere
carbon dioxide
10
Which property makes water the "universal" solvent?
What is its ..... polarity 
/ + & -sides
10
Aquatic animals have evolved streamlined shapes due to water's high _____ (resistance to flow).
What is ... viscosity
10
Ocean photosynthesizer that produces 50% of our atmospheric oxygen?
What is ... phytoplankton
10
Tool used to measure water transparency.
What is ... a Secchi disk.
10
Cause of surface wave is ____ generated by differences in ____ temperature.
What is ... wind (generated by differences in) air temperatures
20
Chemical reactions of CO2 and ocean water produce too much of this ion that changes the pH.
H+ aka hydrogen ion
20
What property makes water slower to change temperature than many other substances? It also allows it to moderate local temperatures.
What is .... high specific heat
20
Property of water that allows organisms, even very heavy ones, to float.
What is ... buoyancy
20
All organisms need this molecule to conduct respiration, so how much of it is available is a limiting factor for aquatic life.
What is ... dissolved oxgyen
20
Pressure at 10m below the ocean's surface.
What is ... 2atm.
20
Rounded form wave takes as it gets further away from the original wind source.
What is... a swell.
30
Increasing ocean pH is harmful to organisms with this molecule as their shell or structure.
What is ... calcium carbonate CaCO3
30
CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES! Take 20pts from another team if correct.
This type of bond gives water many of its special properties.
what is .... hydrogen bonds (between diff. water molecules)
30
Aquatic organisms, like sea turtles, are cold-blooded. Which water property makes organisms lose body heat 3 times faster in water than in air?
What is ... conduction.
30
Decomposition of organic material after too much nutrification (N & P) depletes marine environments of this molecule.
What is ... dissolved oxygen.
30
Two celestial bodies that team up to cause Earth's tides.
What are ... the moon and sun.
30
Crazy tall wave formed by reinforcement event.
What is a .... rogue wave
40
Runoff with too much of these 2 fertilizing elements can cause harmful algae blooms.
What are ... Nitrogen and Phosphorus. (N&P)
40
Water's freezing point and boiling point in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
FP = 0C 32F BP = 100C 212F
40
The duck moves up and down, not in the direction of the wave because a wave moves ____ not ____.
What is ... energy ... NOT matter
40
3 ways that dissolved oxygen can be increased.
What are ... photosynthesis, diffusion across the surface, aeration.
40
Tide pattern we have here on the Atlantic Coast.
What is ... semidiurnal (twice daily)
40
"harbor wave" caused by seismic activity
What is ... a tsunami
50
This prokaryotic organism is essential to processing of nitrogen both in terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
What is .... nitrogen-fixing bacteria
50
Which water is more dense and sinks? (choose 2)
lower temp vs. higher temp
lower salinity vs. higher salinity
What is ... lower temp and higher salinity
50
What organism is expelled from stressed coral, resulting in "bleaching".
What is ... zooxanthellae (aka algae).
50
Molecule that is 80% of the dissolved gases found in the ocean.
What is ... carbon dioxide.
50
Varied marine habitat requiring organisms to adapt to different water levels, temperatures, and salinities all within one day.
What is ...the intertidal zone aka littoral zone aka 
tidal pools
50
3 ways to increase wave size.
What are ... increasing wind time, wind speed, or fetch.