The Water Molecule
This is the chemical formula for a water molecule.
What is H2O?
This is the process when water changes from a liquid to gas.
What is evaporation?
Ocean currents are primarily driven by this force.
What is wind?
This is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems.
What is the sun?
The total number of individuals of a species in a specific area.
What is population density?
This is the approximate pH of a water molecule.
What is 7?
Clouds form during this stage of the water cycle.
What is condensation?
These natural barriers affect ocean current paths.
What are continents?
This term refers to the living things that interact in a specific area.
What are biotic factors?
This type of growth occurs when a population grows rapidly without limits.
What is exponential growth?
This is the type of bond that holds the atoms together in a water molecule.
What is a polar covalent bond?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of this water cycle process.
What is precipitation?
The Gulf Stream is an example of this type of current.
What is a warm surface current?
The role an organism plays in its environment is called this.
What is a niche?
The maximum population size an environment can support is called this.
What is carrying capacity?
This atom has a slightly negative charge in a water molecule.
What is Oxygen?
The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere.
What is transpiration?
This effect causes ocean currents to curve due to Earth's rotation.
What is the Coriolis effect?
This term describes organisms that make their own food using sunlight or chemical energy.
What are producers?
This term describes the movement of individuals into a population.
What is immigration?
This property of water molecules allows them to stick to each other and form surface tension.
What is cohesion?
Groundwater flows to bodies of water in this process.
What is infiltration?
The global movement of water caused by differences in temperature and salinity.
What is the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt?
This is a large area characterized by its climate and types of organisms.
What is a biome?
These are factors that limit population growth due to population size, such as food or space.
What are density-dependent factors?