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What are some unique
properties of water?
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1. All 3 material states exist in nature under earth surface cond.
2.Highest heat capacity of all common liquids
3. very high melting and boiling points
4. Highest solutability
5.Highest surface tension
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What gives water its
unique properties?
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Asymmetrical molecular structure which imparts magnetic polarity to the molecules
Hydrogen Bonding
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Covalently bonded
105 degrees
Polar |
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| Why does a convex meniscus form? (Surface tension) |
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| Water molecules are attracted more to each other than air molecules |
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Why do concave meniscus form?
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| Because water molecules are attracted to Oxygen molecules in the glass (SiO2) of the beaker |
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kinetic energy,energy in the form of motion;
refers to the motion (vibration, translation, etc.) of
molecules
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| A unit of measure of heat |
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| heat energy absorbed or released during a change in material state at a constant temperature |
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| From Water to Water Vapor |
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| Deflection to the _____ in the Northern Hemisphere |
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Deflection to the _____ in the southern Hemisphere
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Maximum Coriolis effect at the ____
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| No coriolis effect at the ______ |
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Why doesn't idealized circulation happen?
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| The coriolis is comparable to a _______ |
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| Circulation Cell 0-30 degrees |
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| Circulation Cells 30-60 degrees |
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| Circulation Cells 60-90 degrees |
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Zonal Wind Name
0-5 degrees |
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Zonal Wind Name
5-30 degrees |
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Zonal Wind Name
30 degrees |
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Zonal Wind Name
30-60 degrees |
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Zonal Wind Name
60 degrees |
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Zonal Wind Name
60-90 degrees |
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Zonal Wind Name
90 Degrees |
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| Circulation around a high pressure system is called _____ |
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| Anticyclonic (Clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and Counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere) |
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| Circulation around a low pressure system is called ________ |
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| Cyclonic Circulation (Counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and Clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere) |
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| Subtropical Highs & Polar Highs |
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| Equatorial lows & Subpolar lows |
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| Sea Breeze (from ocean to land) |
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| Land Breeze (from land to Ocean) |
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| A hurricane (tropical Cyclone) is a large rotating mass of ______ pressure |
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| The __________ - __________ Hurricane intensity Scale |
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