A liquid essential for life that can store and transfer heat.

A property of water where it has slightly positive and negative ends.

The ability of water’s surface to resist breaking due to attraction between molecules.

Water moving upward through small spaces against gravity.

Attraction between water molecules.

Attraction between water and other substances.

The ability of a substance to hold or store something, such as heat.

A measure of how hot or cold something is.

Something that causes change or produces an effect.

The long-term average weather of a region.

Energy that moves from warmer objects to cooler ones.

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

The movement of energy from one place or form to another.

To take in energy, heat, or matter.

To pass energy or heat from one place to another.

The ability to do work or cause change.

Cold, dense water far below the ocean surface.

The upper layer of ocean water that is warmer and lighter.

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

The amount of energy 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 movement of water in the ocean.

thermohaline circulation

Global ocean movement driven by temperature and salinity differences.

Large-scale movement of seawater through the oceans.

Common directions that winds follow over time.

specific heat capacity

How well a substance resists temperature change when heated or cooled.

Energy absorbed or released during a change of state (not temperature).

Liquid water changing into water vapor.

Water vapor changing into liquid water.

Continuous movement of energy through Earth systems.

A layer where ocean temperature changes rapidly with depth.

A layer where ocean salinity changes rapidly with depth.

A solid changing into a liquid.

A liquid changing into a solid.

The creation of waves, usually by wind transferring energy to water.

The movement of heat by conduction, convection, or radiation.

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Term	Definition
water	A liquid essential for life that can store and transfer heat.
polarity	A property of water where it has slightly positive and negative ends.
surface tension	The ability of water’s surface to resist breaking due to attraction between molecules.
capillary action	Water moving upward through small spaces against gravity.
cohesion	Attraction between water molecules.
adhesion	Attraction between water and other substances.
capacity	The ability of a substance to hold or store something, such as heat.
temperature	A measure of how hot or cold something is.
agent	Something that causes change or produces an effect.
climate	The long-term average weather 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	The movement of energy from one place or form to another.
store	To hold energy for later use.
absorb	To take in energy, heat, or matter.
transmit	To pass energy or heat from one place to another.
energy	The ability to do work or cause change.
deep ocean	Cold, dense water far below the ocean surface.
surface water	The upper layer of ocean water that is warmer and lighter.
coriolis effect	The bending of moving air or water due to Earth’s rotation.
specific heat	The amount of energy 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 movement of water in the ocean.
thermohaline circulation	Global ocean movement driven by temperature and salinity differences.
ocean current	Large-scale movement of seawater through the oceans.
wind patterns	Common directions that winds follow over time.
specific heat capacity	How well a substance resists temperature change when heated or cooled.
latent heat	Energy absorbed or released during a change of state (not temperature).
evaporation	Liquid water changing into water vapor.
condensation	Water vapor changing into liquid water.
energy circulations	Continuous movement of energy through Earth systems.
thermocline	A layer where ocean temperature changes rapidly with depth.
halocline	A layer where ocean salinity changes rapidly with depth.
melting	A solid changing into a liquid.
freezing	A liquid changing into a solid.
wave formation	The creation of waves, usually by wind transferring energy to water.
heat transfer	The movement of heat by conduction, convection, or radiation.

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