CH. 3 Marine Biology

T/F Water molecules connect with hydrogen bonds

True

T/F Cold seawater tends to sink in warmer seawater

True

T/F Water molecules connect with oxygen bonds

False

T/F Cold water is more dense than warm water

True

T/F Ice crystals are more dense than liquid water

False

Heat capacity

This term reflects how much heat a substance can store.

Latent heat of melting

This term describes how much heat ice absorbs when it liquifies.

Latent heat of evaporation

This term describes how much heat is needed when liquid water becomes a gas.

Ions

The name given to charged particles.

Chlorine, sodium, sulfate, magnesium,

These elements are the top four that make up the salinity in seawater.

Charged particles in sea water, what is A?

Sulfide and chloride

Charged particles in sea water, what is B?

Sodium, potassium, magnesium

Charged particles in sea water, what is C?

Sulfide, chloride

Temperature in the open ocean varies between these values in degrees Celsius ( °C)

-2 and +30

Profile

A plot that shows temperature, salinity, or some other characteristic of seawater at different depths in the water column.

Blue

This color of light is able to penetrate the deepest into clear ocean water.

Very cold and very salty

The densest seawater has these characteristics.

Pressure

An important factor that changes dramatically in the ocean with depth.

Which of these dissolved atmospheric gases are important for most organisms in the ocean?

• oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Methane

• ozone

Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen

For major wind patterns, what is A?

Polar easterlies

For major wind patterns, what is B?

Westerlies

For major wind patterns, what is C?

Doldrums

For major wind patterns, what is D?

Northeast trades

For major wind patterns, what is E?

Southeast trades

For major wind patterns, what is F?

Westerlies

What is the name of the ocean circulation pattern shown in the figure?

Great Ocean Conveyor

What results when the crest of a wave meets the trough of another wave?

Wave cancelation

What is the type of ocean circulation shown in the figure?

Thermohaline circulation

What is the name for enormous destructive waves sometimes called tidal waves?

Tsunami

What is the term for the difference in water level between successive high and low tides?

Tidal range

For the tides, what is A?

Spring tide

For the tides, what is B?

Neap tide

For the tides, what is C?

SPRING TIDE

For the tides, what is D?

NEAP TIDE