Vocabulary
To change from a liquid to a gas
evaporate
the amount of heat required to raise a substance's temperature
heat capacity
a large stream of water that moves through the ocean
current
What states of matter can water be?
the process of water moving from the air to the ground to various water sources and back into the air
water cycle
a man-made lake created by building a dam across a river to hold back freshwater so that it is readily available
reservoir
a large stream of water that moves massive amounts of cold, dense water along the bottom of the ocean
deep ocean current
Why does salt water vary in salinity?
Salt water varies in salinity because of evaporation and freshwater diluting it with freshwater.
water that contains little to no dissolved elements, especially water
freshwater
an opening where groundwater flows out from under the ground
spring
the process of cold, dense, nutrient-rich water rising to replace warm surface water lost to the wind movement and evaporation
upwelling
What dissolves more substances than any other liquid?
Water
a spring that forms when groundwater and steam blast out of a hole in the earth's surface
geyser
the ability something has to stick to itself
surface tension
oceans have _____ depth levels
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Water has a high ________________ which means that it has the ability to stick to itself.
surface tension
water that seeps into the soil and is stored below the ground
groundwater
the ocean level that extends from the bottom of the thermocline level to the ocean floor; the temperatures are near freezing
deep ocean level
A glacier is an example of __________ freshwater.
frozen
Water can absorb a lot of heat before its temperature changes which is called a high _______________.
Heat capacity