unique nature of pure water
Sea is primarily water and what?
Salt
As pressure increases, what is compressed?
Gases
What is one chemical property of the ocean?
Salinity
How much carbon dioxide enters oceans each year?
About 25%
Carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds by_______
Photosynthesis
What is the result of two or more atoms bonded chemically?
Molecules
What is used to measure water clarity?
Secchi disk
What is the total amount of salt dissolved in water?
Salinity
Affected species span the entire _____?
Food chain
Respiration by consumers, _______ and producers breaks down organic compounds
Glucose
The negative charge of one molecule is attracted to the _____ charge of other molecules
Positive
What color penetrates the deepest while other colors are absorbed?
Blue light
The saltier the water is, the _____ it is.
denser
Rising ______ _______ levels affect the pH of the ocean
Carbon dioxide
Respiration makes the carbon dioxide available to ______ again
Producers
What reflects the average kinetic energy of the particles?
Temperature
What is denser than air?
Water
The average salinity of the ocean is about what percent?
35%
Greater CO2 concentrations can alter ______ of organisms
behavior
what forms the backbone of all organisms?
Carbon
Heat is measured in calories or ______
Joules
What color is the first to lose their true color coming down from the surface?
Red
What ions come from rivers?
Sodium, potassium and magnesium
Oyster farmers have seen what % of baby oysters die?
80%
The carbon that forms the backbone of all organic molecules starts in the _________
Atmosphere