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Water

Properties/Composition/Currents

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What are currents caused by? Wind, Gravity, and Density
How many Gyres are there? 5
What are Gyres made of? Currents
How many Gyres are in the Atlantic? 2
How many Gyres are in the Pacific? 2
How many Gyres are in the Indian? 1
What are Gyres steered by? Continents, Wind, and Gravity
Which current did the Titanic sink in? Labrador Current
What is Cohesion? The attraction of like molecules
What is Adhesion? The attraction of different molecules
What is Density? Mass per unit volume of a material
How does Ice make it possible for organisms to live in a frozen lake? Ice shield it from the coldness
What has to be done to water to make it distilled water? Boiling water will make distilled water (Purified water)
What does salt do to water? It lowers the freezing point
Does salt make water less dense? No salt actually makes water more dense because its adding molecules
Does air pressure affect the salinity of water? Yes
How much helium is in water? 2 molecules
How much Oxygen is in water? 1 molecule
True/False on average there is 33 grams of salt per liter of water True
Is it less salty at the equator? yes
How did salt get in the ocean. It was washed off rocks that had that mineral in it.
Why are some lakes really salty. They have no runoffs.
What are the 2 saltiest lakes. the great salt lakes and the dead sea.
When water evaporates does it leave the salt behind? Yes
Created by: TimHaller
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