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Hydrosphere, chemical, physical, ect. vocabulary words.

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Mass   the amount of matter in an object  
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Weight   is a force due to the pull of gravity on an object.  
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Volume   is the amount of space occupied by a substance; size.  
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Density   is how much mass a material has per unit of volume. Denser materials have more matter in a given space than less dense materials. Density is found by dividing the mass of an object by its volume.  
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Appearance   is how something looks.  
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Odor   is the smell that a substance gives off. For example, vinegar has a pungent odor.  
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Texture   is how a substance feels to the touch. For example, sand has a grainy texture, while talc has a soft, fine texture.  
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Boiling Point   is the temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas. For water, it is 100 °C or 212 °F.  
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Melting/Freezing Point   is the temperature at which a liquid changes from a solid to a liquid. For water, it is 0 °C or 32 °F  
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Solubility   refers to the ability of a substance to dissolve in a solvent such as water or the amount of a substance that can dissolve in a certain amount of water.  
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Polarity   The distribution of electrical charge within a molecule of a substance.  
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Viscosity   refers to how easily a liquid is able to flow.  
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Conductivity   refers to the ability of a substance to transmit energy  
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Compressibility   refers to the ability of a given mass of a substance to decrease in volume in response to the application of an outside force.  
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Magnetism   The ability of a substance to respond to a magnetic field.  
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Reactivity   describes whether a substance reacts easily with other substances. For example, most metals will react with acids.  
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Unreactive Substance   substance does not react easily with most other substances. The noble gases are the least reactive elements  
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Flammability   describes the ability of a substance to ignite or burn  
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Combustibility   describes the ability of a substance to react rapidly with oxygen and release energy in the form of heat and/or light.  
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Natural Resources   materials from thr enviorment that are used by living things  
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Respiration   oxegyn is used to release the energy stored in food  
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Photosynthesis   a process by which some organisms use light energy from the sun to make nutrients in the form of carbohydrates  
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Desalination   seperates salt from seawater  
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Oceanography   the study of physical properties of oceans  
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Sonar   Sound Navigation And Ranging  
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benthos   organisms that live on or near the bottom of the ocean  
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plankton   tiny organisms that are moved by ocean currents  
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nekton   free-swimming organisms organsims that move independantly of currents  
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intertidal zone   the shoreline area that falls between the hightide mark & the low tide mark  
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neritic zone   the ocean area that slopes down from the edge of the shoreline toward the ocean floor  
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coral reef   a limestone deposit formed from coral shells  
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upwelling   the movement of nutrient rich waters from the deep ocean into shallow areas  
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oceanic zone   made up of the open waters of the ocean  
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hydothermal vents   cracks in the ocean crust that release mineral rich water that has been heated by Earth's interior  
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estuaries   are a unique ecosystem that forms where salty ocean water mixes with fresh water from rivers  
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photosynthesis   a food making process in which organisms use the energy in sunlight to combine carbon dioxide and water to produce sugars & oxegyn  
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consumer   an organism that obtains its food by eating other organisms  
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producer   an organism that makes its own food  
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decomposer   an organism that gets its food & energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms  
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trophic level   each feeding level in an ecosystem is called a tropic level  
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food web   a diagram to show the interconnected network of food chains within an ecosystem  
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food chain   show the flow of energy from producer to different levels of consumers to decomposers  
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pH   measures how acidic or basic water is  
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turbidity   a measure of how clear water is  
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algal bloom   rapid growth of algae ecouraged by too many nutrients in the water  
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nitrates   nitrogen compounds used for growth by plants and algae  
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bioindicators   organisms or parts of organisms that are used to acsess ecosystem health  
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pollutant   any substance or form of energy that can cause harm to the environment and make it unfit for use by organisms  
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point-source pollution   pollution that comes from a single identifiable source  
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non-point-source pollution   pollution that comes from many places or a source that isn't easily identified  
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wastewater   water that runs into drains  
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wastewater treatment plant   a facility that processes water to remove wastes & then releases the clean water into a lake or stream  
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drain feild   a series of pipes that are buried under gravel or crushed rocks  
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septic system   a wastewater treatment system for an individual home or farm  
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