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unit 4 vocabulary Test

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Polarity
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Heat capacity
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Estuary
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Colligative Properties
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Halocline
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Cohesion
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Solute
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Thermocline
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pH
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Salinity
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Covalent Bonds
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Sofar Layer
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Adhesion
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A measure of the dissolved solids in seawater, usually expressed in grams per kilogram or parts per thousand.
B.
The attachment of water molecules to other substances by hydrogen bonds
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The zone of the ocean in which salinity increases rapidly with depth
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The zone of the ocean in which temperature decreases rapdily with depth
E.
Layer of minimum sound velocity in which sound transmission is unusually efficient for long distances
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A substance dissolved in solvent
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A chemical bond resulting from the sharing of electrons
H.
Characteristics of a solution that differ from those of pure water because of substances held in solution
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the heat, measured in calorie required to raise 1 gram of a substance 1 degree Celsius
J.
When water has a positive H end and a negative O end
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The attachment of water molecules to each other by hydrogen bonds
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A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution; numerically, the negative logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions in the aqueous solution
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A body of water partially surrounded by land where fresh water from a river mixes with ocean water, creating an area of remarkable biological productivity
Type the Term that corresponds to the displayed Definition.
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pH value over 7 ; the opposite of acidic
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The average length of time a dissolved substance spends in the ocean
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Unit of measurement for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degrees Celsius
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The middle zone of the ocean in which density increases rapidly with depth. Temperature falls and salinity rises in this zone
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Mixing of two water masses of identical densities but different temperatures and salinities, such that the resulting mixture is denser than its components
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When a group of substances resist change in the pH of a solution by combining with free ions
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A substance that is able to dissolve other substances
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An atom that becomes electrically charged by gaining or losing one or more electrons
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Insects and protists can live on the surface of the water without breaking or drowning
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A chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged ions

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