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Andrew King EES 3.2

EES 3.2

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Water A chemical substance made of hydrogen and oxygen that is essential for life, it can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
Polarity An uneven distribution of electrical charge in a molecule, which results in a positive and negative side.
Surface tension The force at the surface of liquid that acts like stretched skin due to cohesion.
Capillary action The ability of water to move upward through narrow spaces without the help of gravity due to cohesion and adhesion.
Cohesion The attraction between molecules of the same substance.
Adhesion The attraction between molecules of a different substance.
Capacity the maximum amount that something can contain.
Temperature A measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance.
Agent A force or substance that causes change or movement.
Cimate Long term average weather conditions.
Heat Thermal energy that flows from warmer objects to cooler objects.
Convection The transfer of heat by the movement of fluids.
Energy transfer The movement of energy from one object or place to another.
Store To hold energy or matter for later use.
Absorb To take in energy or matter.
Transmit To pass energy or matter through a substance.
Energy The ability to do work or cause change.
Deep ocean The colder, denser layers of the ocean below the surface that move slowly and store large amounts of heat.
Surface water The upper layer of the ocean that interacts with the atmosphere and is affected by wind and sunlight.
Coriolis effect The apparent curving of moving air or water caused by Earth’s rotation.
Specific heat The amount of heat needed to change the temperature of a substance.
Density The amount of mass in a given volume.
Salinity The amount of dissolved salt in water.
Current A continuous flow of water in the ocean.
Thermohaline circulation Global ocean circulation driven by differences in temperature and salinity.
Ocean current A large-scale movement of ocean water that transfers heat and nutrients.
Wind patterns Consistent directions of wind caused by uneven heating of Earth and the Coriolis effect.
Specific heat capacity The amount of matter needed to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree.
Evaportation The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
Latent heat Energy absorbed or released during a phase change without changing temperature.
Condensation The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.
Energy circulations The continuous movement of energy through Earth’s systems, including the atmosphere and oceans.
Thermocline A layer in the ocean where temperature changes rapidly with depth.
Helocline A layer in the ocean where salinity changes rapidly with depth.
Melting The change of a solid into a liquid due to heat gain.
Freezing To change solid to liquid.
Wave formation The creation of waves caused mainly by wind transferring energy to surface water.
Heat transfer The movement of thermal energy by conduction, convection, or radiation.
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