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why are ice molecules less dense than liquid water molecules?

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the space between hydrogen atoms is greater (109) tan liquid (105); also the ice molecules stretch and take up more space; so less are in one cube of ice

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what are polymers?

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bits of crystalline structure

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Why is water so special?

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only substance that exists as a solid, liquid, and gas; powerful solvent, heat capacity is very high,regulate earth surface temperature efficiently

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what is specific heat?

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measure of heat required to raise temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree celcius

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What is cohesion?

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surface tension (allows water molecules to stick together)

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What is adhesion?

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water sticking to other substances and making them wet

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Why is water a powerful solvent?

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because water will stick to whatever it can

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What is heat?

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energy stored as random vibration of a quantity of atoms and molecules

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What is temperature?

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object response to input or removal of heat

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what does term “latent” apply to?

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heat gain/loss that does not cause a temperature change, but produces a change in physical state

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What are thermostatic properties of water?

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hydrogen bonding and latent heat transport that act to moderate changes in temperature

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why does salt dissolve in water?

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water wedges itself between sodium cations and Cl anions (water is dipolar)

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latent heat of fusion

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80 calories or less

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late heat of evaporation

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540 calories

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water/gas

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criosphere/hydrosphere/atmosphere

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How are solutes expressed?

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parts per thousand

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What is the average seawater salinity?

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35 parts per thousand

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What are the most common solutes of sea water?

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chloride and sodium

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What are the six most abundant ions

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CL, NA, SO4, MG2+, CA2+, K+

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PRINCIPLE OF CONSTANT PROPERTIES

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proportions of major salt ions is constant and independent of salinity levels

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WHY ARE NA AND CL MOST ABUNDANT SALT IONS IN OCEAN WHEN RIVERINE RUNOFF RELATIVILY LITTLE NA+ AND CL-?

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RESIDENCE TIMES: ocean mixing rate these long residence times are evenly dispersed throughout all of global ocean

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WHY DOESN’T SEAWATER GET INCREASINGLY SALTY WITH TIME?

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chemical equilibrium: balance input and output of salt (balance of fluxing in of salt and fluxing out of salt)

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What are sources

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river

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What are sinks?

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evaporation of halite and gypsum

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halite
NaCl
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gypsum
CaSo4-H2O
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What is the sunlight in the ocean?
scattering, absorption, reflection and refraction
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WHAT ARE 2 FACTORS THAT AFFECT VELOCITY OF SOUND WAVES?
temperature and pressure (warmer water, increase in sound waves)
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What is the photic zone?
thin layer of lighted H2O at surface
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WHAT DOES SOFAR STAND FOR
Sound Fixing And Ranging Layer
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WHAT IS THE SOFAR LAYER?
where loud noises can be heard for thousands of kilometers
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WHAT IS IN AIR?
nitrogen (78.08%); oxygen (20.95%);
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WHAT IS THE MASS OF AIR?
14.7 pounds per square inch
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What are the BASIC PROPERTIES OF AIR?
As air rises, it expands and cools down (condensation/rain) As air loses altitude, contracts, and warms up
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IS HUMID AIR LESS DENSE THAN DRY AIR? WHY?
YES, cold dry air is more dense than warm wet air
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WHAT IS STEAM FOG?
sea water fog over ocean; rapid evaporation; water vapor is invisible but as water vapor rises in cool air, condenses into visible droplets
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WHAT IS ICE FOG?
warmer air causes snow/ice to thaw resulting moist air is frigid so it hugs ground
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WHAT IS INSOLATION?
SOLAR RADIATION
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BY HOW MANY DEGREES IS THE EARTH TILTED ON ITS AXIS BY?
23.5 degrees
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WHAT DRIVES WINDS?
PRESSURE
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WHAT IS WIND DRIVEN BY?
PRESSURE DIFFERENCES
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CORIOLIS DEFLECTION
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE: RCW SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE: LCCW
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What are the three major atmospheric circulation cells?
polar, ferrel, and hadley
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How does air flow
high pressure to low pressure
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WHAT IS THE ITCZ?
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone when trade winds converge along equator very little wind
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Where is the ITCZ?
0 to 10 degrees north of equator
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what are the doldrums?
zone along equator where warm, moist air rises (no wind)
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Why does ITCZ change position?
due to warming and cooling of continent and thermostatic properties of seawater
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What happens during summer time?
plateau Tibetan heats up setting low pressure zone and draws ITCZ to north
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What happens during winter time?
land mass cools down air sinks, high pressure air flow, ITCZ moves south
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What are the horse latitudes?
a subtropical high pressure zone where cool air sinks
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What occurs in the Descending limb of hadley cell?
descending wind reflects sea surface salinities and influences continental vegetation
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Where is the polar front?
about 60 degrees latitude air travels along surface sprees and moist air rises; boundary between polar cell and ferrel cell
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Polar High
gives rise to easterly winds
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What are wind patterns?
air is ascending and descending between cells, calm air prevails
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What are three different types of winds?
trade winds, westersies, and polar easterlies
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global wind circulation
high polar: polar easterlies (high) polar: polar easterlies (high) Subtropic: prevailing westerlies (low) hadley: Easterly trade (high)
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How does sea surface salinity (SSS) increase?
latitudinal zones of evaporation (increases because evaporation of H20 leaves salt ions in watch)
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How does ice affect SSS?
increases because ice removes watah
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what are salienty gradients?
demonstrate boundaries between water masses
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what is the halocline?
zone based on change in salinity
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WHAT DRIVES OCEAN CIRCULATION IN INTERIOR?
DENSITY STRATIFICATION (stable layers of density)
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What is the vertical temperature gradient?
primary control of density stratification
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What is the termocline
zone based on change in temperature
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WHAT IS THE PRIMARY CONTROL OF DENSITY STRATIFICATION?
vertical temperature gradient
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What is the thermocline like in tropics, mid-temp lats, and polar lats?
tropics: strongly developed mid: varies with seasons polar: no thermocline, weak in summer
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WHAT DOES LATITUDE CONTROL?
SST
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WHAT ARE THE DETERMINING FACTORS FOR PYCNOCLINE?
TEMPERATURE AND DENSITY
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what are the dissolved gases in seawater?
nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and argon, neon, and helium
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What is dissolved oxygen and chloride influenced by?
phytoplankton and photosynthesis and microbial respiration
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What are the controls on solubility of gases in ocean surface waters?
tempurature: incr lower solubility decrease temp: increase solubility
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(solubility) If decrease temperature,
increase solubility
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(solubility) If increase salinity?
decrease solubility
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(solubility) If increase pressure,
increase solubility
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How does photosynthesis affect Oxy and Carbon Dioxide?
increases oxy and decreases carbon dioxide
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How does respiration affect oxy and CO2
oxy: decreases; CO2: increases
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How does decomposition affect oxy and CO2?
Oxy: decreases; CO2: increases
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What does ph control?
controls concentration of various species of CO2 dissolved in water
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WHAT IS THE EQUATION OF PH???????
-LOG10 [H+]
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WHAT IS THE PH OF SEAWATER?????
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What happen when H+ increases?
ph decreases
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What happens when H+ decreases?
more basic
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How will ph change in coming centuries?
change of ph is going to decrease (become more acidic\_
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Why does surface waters drop a lot in ph compared to depths?
dynamic equilibrium with atmosphere (CO2)
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How does a sea breeze occur?
warm air from land rises and then circulates cools and lowers to water
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What is a Land breeze
sea water warms up rises, circulates towards shore and sinks
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What is a cyclone?
rotating mass of low pressure in which winds converge and ascend
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Where do cyclones form?
between or within air masses called fronts
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What are the different types of clones?
extratropical and tropical
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What are some rasgos de un extratropical cyclone?
form at polar front between ferrel cell and polar cell occur mainly in winter
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Que son unos rasgos de tropical cyclones?
masses of humid, warm rotating air form witin one air mass over ocean between ten and 25 degrees latitude become tropical storms wind speed less than 120 km por hora later become hurricanes, typhoons, willi willis
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WHAT TEMPERATURE IS NEEDED TO START HURRICANTES?
26 DEGREES CELCIUS (79 DEGREES F)
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what dictates path of storms?
coriolis deflection
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Why do no hurricanes occur along equator?
DULDRUMS A DURRRRRR
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WHAT FUEL HURRICANES AND TYPHOONS?
energy, stron upper level winds spiral around eye which spirals upward
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What is the eye?
calm center 13-16km in diameter, no clouds, calm winds
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What is a rainband?
clouds spiraling rapidly, high winds, air moves with trade winds east to west
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What is a hurricane storm surge?
atmospheric low pressure, causes destruction, floo

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