Long island Sound
What is the term for where fresh water meets salt water?
Estuary
What is the term for the measure of ACIDITY of water
pH
How many Million tons of carbon reach the ocean floor each year
815
What is a Electron flow in a circuit
Current
What is DO when talking about ocean water
Dissolved Oxygen
The Long sound was formed by
Glaciers
How much H2O is in seawater
95%
When a whale dies in surface waters and sinks to the bottom of the ocean it is called
Whale fall
What is Electrical pressure that creates current
Voltage
How are hypoxic conditions defined?
DO < 2 Mg/L
How many PHYLA live in the Long Island Sound?
9
Density of pure water
1.00 g/ml
How much of the ocean was explored
5%
What is Resistance measured in
Ohms
How much do ocean plastic pollution cost the global economy per year
$2.5 trillion
What is the scientific names for Scavengers etc., crabs, lobsters, clams, snails
Detritivore
What is the density of Seawater
1.02 g/ml
What is a dense, highly saline underwater lake that forms when salt deposits dissolve into the ocean
Brine Lake
Does salt water have a HIGH or LOW resistance
Low
What are the common units for measurements of DO
Mg/L
What is the phylum for Perriwinkle
Mollusks (Mollusca)
What chemical compound is used by animals to make shells
CaCO3 (calcium carbonate)
What is the ability of living organisms to produce and emit light through a chemical reactions
Bioluminescence
In the U.S. how much voltage do household circuits use
120 V
According to a review that was published back in 2019-2020 what % of fish contained microplastics
60%