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| A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen,H20 |
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| the measure of how dense something is |
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| having a magnetic or electric field |
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| separation of electrical charge |
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| what is a non polar molecule |
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| positively charged molecule |
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| a weak bond between two molecules |
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| the temperature point of when water freezes |
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| how much salt does 100 grams of sea water have |
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| mineral dissolved in other substances |
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| what are the ions in sea water |
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| chloride, sodium , sulfate , magnesium |
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| warm top layer of the ocean, 300 meters below sea level, sun keeps layer warm |
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| transition layer between the warmer mixed water at the surface and the cooler deep water below, base of surface zone |
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lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline, little to no sunlight |
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| how can you measure salinity |
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| evaporating seawater, measuring electrical conductivity of seawater |
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| single cell organisms that float freely in the oceans surface water |
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| one celled organisms with a delicate, thin shell |
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| microscopic animals that drift in the ocean and eat phytoplankton |
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| extends from the shoreline to the continental slope |
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| begins at shelf edge, where water depth begins to increase rapidly. |
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| lies at the oceans crust descends from the continental slope to the ocean floor |
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| flat part of the ocean floor |
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| cone shaped mountain peaks that rise above the ocean floor |
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| any continuous flow of water along a broad path |
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| ocean current caused by wind patterns |
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| ocean currents caused by changes in density |
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| the periodic rise and fall of the ocean surface due to gravitational pull |
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| artic, Atlantic, Indian, pacific |
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| a mixture of gases and solids dissolved in pure water |
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| factors that affect plants and animal life in the ocean |
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| amount of sunlight, temperature of water, water pressure |
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in northern hemisphere- clockwise
in southern hemisphere- counterclockwise |
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