unique Nature of Pure Water
made from water
Marine organisms are mostly __?
What color penetrates the deepest in water?
What is blue light?
Amount of salt in an ocean is salinity
What is one chemical property of the ocea?
What is calcium carbonate?
What are the Organisms at the bottom of the Ocean made up of?
Atmosphere
the carbon that forms the backbone of all organic molecules starts in the _?
Small units called Atoms
Matter consists of elements, each of which naturally occurs as small units known as_?
As pressure increases, gases are __?
What is compression?
Increase happens when more salt in ocean occurs
If the salt in water increases, the density will __?
What is sound can go further?
What can happen to underwater sound through ocean acidificatio?
Photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds by
Energy that creates Heat
What is the total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance or object?
What is used to measure Water clarity?
What is a secchi disk?
Sodium and chloride occur in water
What elements are mainly located in water?
Carbonate ions
which compound do marine creatures try to get?
What is the bathypelagic zone.
What layer is known as the midnight zone?
calories are used for measuring.
What is heat measured in?
Organisms are under 1 atm
How much pressure are organisms on land under?
35% of the ocean is salty
The average salinity of the ocean is about __?
What is getting food?
When creatures spend more energy building their shells, they spend less energy__?
What is the hedalpegic zone?
What zone is mainly the trenches?
Heat capacity
Water has one of the highest __ of any naturally occurring substance.
What are the Fundamental Properties of Water?
What is light level, pressure, and transmission of light and sound?
What is sodium, potassium and magnesium?
Which ions come from rivers?
Carbonate
Ocean aci reduces __ in water?
What layer is known as the sunlight zone?
What is the epipelagic zone?