Unique Nature of Pure Water
Marine organisms mostly consist of this substance
This refers to how water can be seen through
What is transparency?
This is the measure of the total amount of salt dissolved in water
What is salinity?
This percentage of carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere each year into the atmosphere
What is 30%?
Carbon starts in the atmosphere as this substance
What is carbon dioxide?
These molecules have slight positive and negative charges
What are water molecules?
This color of light penetrates the deepest in the ocean
What is blue light?
This is the scientific name for salt
What is sodium chloride?
This is the average pH level of the ocean
What is 8.0-8.3?
This is where carbon dioxide dissolves in the ocean
What is the surface?
In this form, water molecules are not held together by hydrogen bonds
What is water vapor?
This measurement increases every 10 meters down ocean depth
What is atmosphere of pressure?
The density of seawater is controlled more by this factor
What is temperature?
This is the process that occurs when the ocean’s pH drops
What is acidification?
This is the process by which carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds
What is photosynthesis?
This is the measure of the amount of heat needed to raise temperature by a certain amount
What is heat capacity?
This property allows sound to travel 4.5 times faster in water than air
What is higher density?
What are trace elements?
Acidification causes organisms to have trouble building shells without this substance
What is calcium carbonate?
This is an organic sugar made as a result of photosynthesis
What is glucose?
This is the measure regarding the elastic tendency of liquids
What is surface tension?
This is a naturally occurring channel in which sound is carried great distances
What is SOFAR?
This happens when trace elements are removed and incorporated into sinking particles that are also nutrients for animals
What is marine snow?
Acidification can cause greater mortality rates in these organisms
What are marine larvae?
This is the process by which consumers, decomposers, and producers break down organic compounds to make carbon dioxide available to producers
What is respiration?