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Katja Rincon EES 3.2
Study stack 3.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Water | A transparent, polar inorganic compound H2O that is essential for all known forms of life and exists as a liquid, solid (ice), and gas (vapor) on Earth. |
| Polarity | The uneven distribution of electric charge within a molecule, creating distinct positive and negative poles, which allows water to act as a universal solvent. |
| Surface tension | The tendency of a liquid's surface to contract and act like a stretched elastic membrane due to inward cohesive forces among surface molecules. |
| Capillary action | The movement of a liquid through narrow spaces or tubes, defying gravity due to the combined forces of adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension. |
| Cohesion | The intermolecular attraction that causes molecules of the same substance, such as water, to stick together. |
| Adhesion | The force of attraction between molecules of different substances, such as water molecules sticking to a glass surface or plant cell walls. |
| Capacity | The maximum amount of a substance, such as water vapor, that can be contained within a volume or system under specific conditions. |
| Temperature | A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance, indicating how hot or cold it is. |
| Agent | A substance, force, or organism capable of producing a physical or chemical effect on the environment. |
| Climate | The long-term, average weather patterns of a specific region, typically averaged over a period of 30 years or more. |
| Heat | The transfer of thermal energy between substances due to a difference in their temperatures. |
| Convection | The transfer of heat through the physical movement of a fluid (liquid or gas), where warmer, less dense fluid rises and cooler fluid sinks. |
| Energy transfer | The process by which energy moves from one location to another or changes from one form to another, such as heat moving from water to air. |
| Store | The retention of energy or matter within a system, such as the ocean storing heat from the sun. |
| Absorb | To take in energy or matter, such as when water absorbs solar radiation to increase its temperature. |
| Transmit | To pass energy or matter through a medium, such as light transmitting through clear water. |
| Energy | The capacity to do work or produce change, often transferred through heat, light, or motion. |
| Deep ocean | The cold, dense, lower layer of the ocean, typically below the thermocline, that plays a crucial role in global thermohaline circulation. |
| Surface water | Water found on the Earth's surface, such as in oceans, lakes, and rivers, which interacts directly with the atmosphere. |
| Coriolis Effect | The deflection of moving objects—like wind and ocean currents—to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, caused by Earth's rotation. |
| Specific heat | The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius. |
| Density | The mass per unit volume of a substance; for water, this changes with temperature and salinity, causing colder or saltier water to sink. |
| Salinity | The total concentration of dissolved salts in water, a key factor in determining water density and driving ocean circulation. |
| Current | A continuous, directed movement of ocean water, driven by wind, density differences, and tides. |
| Thermohaline circulation | A large-scale ocean circulation driven by density differences caused by temperature (thermo) and salinity (haline), often called the "conveyor belt". |
| Ocean current | A surface or deep-ocean, horizontal flow of water, such as the Gulf Stream, that transports heat around the globe. |
| Wind patterns | The long-term, prevailing, or characteristic atmospheric circulation trends in a specific region, which drive surface ocean currents. |
| Specific heat capacity | The heat capacity per unit mass of a substance; water has a very high specific heat capacity, allowing it to moderate temperatures. |
| Latent heat | The energy absorbed or released by a substance during a change in its physical state (e.g., melting or evaporation) that occurs without changing its temperature. |
| Evaporation | The process of turning from a liquid into vapor (gas) at a surface, which absorbs latent heat and acts as a cooling process. |
| Condensation | The process of water vapor (gas) turning into liquid water, which releases latent heat into the atmosphere. |
| Surface tension | The elastic-like, "skin-like" property of a liquid surface caused by inward cohesive forces, which allows it to resist external forces and minimize surface area. |
| Energy circulations | The continuous movement of energy through the Earth system, including atmospheric circulation, ocean currents, and the water cycle. |
| Thermocline | A transition layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warm surface water from cold deep water. |
| Halocline | A vertical layer in the ocean where salinity changes rapidly with depth. |
| Melting | The phase transition of a substance from solid to liquid, which requires energy input (latent heat). |
| Freezing | The phase transition of a substance from liquid to solid, releasing latent heat. |
| Wave formation | The generation of waves on the surface of water, primarily caused by wind transferring energy to the surface. |
| Heat transfer | The movement of thermal energy from a hotter object to a colder one via conduction, convection, or radiation. |
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