Oceanography ch 5

High surface tension

Water and pile up a short distance above a container is rim due to

Increased, decreased

The salinity curve for lower latitudes shows _______ Salinity at the surface and _______ Salinity at depth

It remains constant until the ice melts and then it begins to rise

A beaker contains a mixture of ice and pure liquid water at 0°C what happens to the temperature of the liquid water is added

Thermocline

A rapid change in ocean temperature with a change in depth occurs in

Pycnocline

An area of the ocean where the rapid change in ocean density occurs with a change in depth is the

Density increases

As the salinity of seawater, it's

The direct measure of the average kinetic energy of substances molecules

Which best defines temperature

The temperature at which a solid changes to liquid

Which of the following best defines melting point

The polarity of water molecules

Hydrogen bonds form between neighboring water molecules because of

Change in state

Latent heat is the quantity of heat gained or lost as a substance undergoes a

sharing of electrons between the atoms

The covalent bonds between hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule form as a result of the

Decreased, increased

The density & curve for high latitudes shows ______ Density at the surface and ________ density of depth

Stronger covalent bonds occur within water molecules and weaker hydrogen bonds form between adjacent water molecules

Which of the following statements comparing covalent and hydrogen bonding is correct

high heat capacity

Which property of water causes coastal communities to have only moderate differences in daily highs and lows when compared to inland communities

Sharing of electrons between atoms

Covalent bonds are formed by which of the following

Is a polar molecule

Many of the unique properties of water are attributed to the fact that water

Evaporation

Of all the following processes which one increases the salinity of water

Osmosis

Which of the following methods cannot be used to desalinate water

cancer and Capricorn

Which of the following processes causes Sea surface salinity to increase near the tropics of

Evaporation

Which of the following processes increases sweater salinity