Vocab
What does evaporation mean?
What 2 things mainly cause surface currents?
Wind and Earth's rotation
what property of water is that it is unevenly charged
Polarity
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O
Why is the equator the warmest place on Earth?
It gets the most direct sunlight
What does condensation mean?
Water goes from gas (vapor) to liquid
What causes deep currents (at least 2)
differences in salinity, density, and temperature
What property of water makes it stick to other water molecules?
Cohesion
This property gives water the ability to bond by making the molecule unevenly charged
Polarity
What kind of current is coming FROM the equator?
Warm
What is heat capacity?
The amount of energy needed to raise a substance 1 degree
Describe Upwelling
The vertical movement of water that brings up nutrients along with it
What property of water helps it stick to other substances
Adhesion
Type of bond that keeps 1 molecule of water together
Covalent
Coriolis Effect
What is a deep current?
A current underneath the surface of the water
What is the highest point of a wave called?
Crest
ice is LESS dense!
Type of bond that is weak individually but strong when there is many
Hydrogen Bond
What is the halocline?
What is salinity?
The amount of dissolved salt within a substance
Trough
The property of water that helps it go against gravity. It involves both cohesion and adhesion.
Capillary Action
Type of bond that connects a water molecule to another water molecule?
Hydrogen Bond
What happens in the transition zone?
Temperature rapidly decreases