Test 2- Water, Chemistry, Density Flashcards

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1
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Bonds of water

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Covalent, polar, & hydrogen

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2
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How many phases of water? Why?

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  1. different levels of energy/heat
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3
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Threshold

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max or min energy needed to change phase

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4
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Freezing point of seawater

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~ -2 C

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5
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Why is freezing point lower?

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added salt lowers F.P.

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6
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How to increase surface area?

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blow or stir- allows water to cool faster

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7
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Heat of vaporization

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unusually high

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8
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Heat capacity

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high

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9
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Why heat capacity?

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takes a lot of energy to break bonds. always moving-transfers heat

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10
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Surface tension

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high

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11
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Why surface tension?

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hydrogen bond

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12
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Cohesion

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climb itself- capillary

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13
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Adhesion

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climb glass

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14
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Viscosity

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resistance to motion

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15
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What does viscosity do?

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prevents plankton from sinking

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16
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Water ___ very compressible

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is not

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17
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Density ___ with increasing temp

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decreases

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18
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Density ___ with increasing salt

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increases

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19
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Densest?

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cold & salty

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20
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Least dense?

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fresh & warm

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21
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Universal ___

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solvent

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22
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Water is transparent to what light?

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visible

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23
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Water absorbs what light? What does it allow?

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UV. allows sensitive organisms to live near the surface

24
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Wavelength of red & blue?

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red: long
blue: short

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What color does water absorb first?
red
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Water transmits sound ___
well
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What is sound used for?
echosounders measure depth | bioacoustics measure animal abundance
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Benefit of being red in deep sea
appear when biolum flashes- dont need to produce light of your own
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Units on salinity measurement
PSU ( partial salinity unit) - ppmil (part per million)
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1st major ion
55% Na+
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2nd major ion
31% Cl-
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3rd major ion
8% SO4 2- (sulfate)
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4th major ion
4% Mg 2+
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5th major ion
1% Ca 2+
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6th major ion
1% K+
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Every ____ ____ ___ is found in seawater
naturally occurring element
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Salt comes from where?
weathering rock on land- cation | interior of earth- anion
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Weathering was ___ in the beginning
faster
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Why sand samples matter?
interstitial spaces- what can live there | how much water can the sediment hold
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How long has the concentration remained steady?
1.5 billion years
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Ubiquitous
bacteria - co2
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neritic
water over continental shelf
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pelagic
open water off the continental shelf
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benthic
bottom water (no more depth)
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demersal
organisms that are just off or the near the bottom
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pH
8.2
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density
measure of salinity, temp, & pressure
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pac ice
permanent ice
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lead
open space- cracks in pac ice
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seasonal ice
ice that grows & shrinks w/ seasons
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polynia
open patch - pancake ice
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average depth
3800 m
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average photoic zone
200 m
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NADW
North Atlantic Deep Water
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O2 min
lower amount of oxygen, high respiration
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O2 max
high amount of oxygen, high production