A clear liquid (H₂O) essential for life on Earth.

Uneven charge in a molecule; water has a positive and negative side.

The “skin” on water’s surface caused by molecules sticking together.

Water moving upward through small spaces against gravity.

Water molecules sticking to each other.

Water molecules sticking to other materials.

The ability to hold or store something.

Something that causes an effect or change.

The long-term weather patterns of a region.

Energy that moves from warmer objects to cooler ones.

Heat transfer by the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).

Movement of energy from one place or form to another.

To keep energy or matter for later use.

To pass energy or matter through something.

The ability to do work or cause change.

Cold, dense water far below the ocean surface.

Water at or near Earth’s surface, including oceans and lakes.

The bending of moving air or water due to Earth’s rotation.

Specific Heat/Specific Heat Capacity

The amount of heat needed to raise a substance’s temperature.

How much mass is packed into a given volume.

The amount of salt dissolved in water.

A steady flow of water in the ocean.

Thermohaline Circulation

Global ocean movement caused by temperature and salinity differences.

Large-scale movement of ocean water.

The usual way wind moves in certain directions over time in an area.

Specific heat capacity

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a substance.

Heat energy absorbed or released when a substance changes state (like liquid to gas) without changing temperature.

When a liquid changes into a gas.

When a gas changes into a liquid.

A force on the surface of a liquid that makes it act like a thin “skin.”

The movement of energy from one place to another, especially through air or water.

A layer in a body of water where temperature changes quickly with depth.

A layer in water where salinity (salt level) changes quickly with depth.

When a solid changes into a liquid.

When a liquid changes into a solid.

The process of waves being created, usually by wind blowing over water.

The movement of heat energy from a warmer object to a cooler one.

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EES 3.2 Leia Durand

Term	Definition
Water	A clear liquid (H₂O) essential for life on Earth.
Polarity	Uneven charge in a molecule; water has a positive and negative side.
Surface Tension	The “skin” on water’s surface caused by molecules sticking together.
Capillary Action	Water moving upward through small spaces against gravity.
Cohesion	Water molecules sticking to each other.
Adhesion	Water molecules sticking to other materials.
Capacity	The ability to hold or store something.
Temperature	How hot or cold something is.
Agent	Something that causes an effect or change.
Climate	The long-term weather patterns of a region.
Heat	Energy that moves from warmer objects to cooler ones.
Convection	Heat transfer by the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).
Energy Transfer	Movement of energy from one place or form to another.
Store	To keep energy or matter for later use.
Absorb	To take in energy or matter.
Transmit	To pass energy or matter through something.
Energy	The ability to do work or cause change.
Deep Ocean	Cold, dense water far below the ocean surface.
Surface Water	Water at or near Earth’s surface, including oceans and lakes.
Coriolis Effect	The bending of moving air or water due to Earth’s rotation.
Specific Heat/Specific Heat Capacity	The amount of heat needed to raise a substance’s temperature.
Density	How much mass is packed into a given volume.
Salinity	The amount of salt dissolved in water.
Current	A steady flow of water in the ocean.
Thermohaline Circulation	Global ocean movement caused by temperature and salinity differences.
Ocean Currents	Large-scale movement of ocean water.
Wind patterns	The usual way wind moves in certain directions over time in an area.
Specific heat capacity	The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a substance.
Latent heat	Heat energy absorbed or released when a substance changes state (like liquid to gas) without changing temperature.
Evaporation	When a liquid changes into a gas.
Condensation	When a gas changes into a liquid.
Surface tension	A force on the surface of a liquid that makes it act like a thin “skin.”
Energy circulations	The movement of energy from one place to another, especially through air or water.
Thermocline	A layer in a body of water where temperature changes quickly with depth.
Halocline	A layer in water where salinity (salt level) changes quickly with depth.
Melting	When a solid changes into a liquid.
Freezing	When a liquid changes into a solid.
Wave formation	The process of waves being created, usually by wind blowing over water.
Heat transfer	The movement of heat energy from a warmer object to a cooler one.

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