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weeks 4-6

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the quality of water that makes it able to dissolve more substances than any other solvent can   universal solvent  
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the ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object that is immersed in the fluid   buoyancy  
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a measure of the mass of a substance per unit volume   density  
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the concentration of salts in a liquid such as water   salinity  
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the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of a substance by 1 ºC   specific heat  
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an area of land where precipitation collects and then drains into a single collection place, often a lake or an ocean   water shed (river basin)  
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small streams that flow into a river   tributary  
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a rock layer that stores water and allows water to flow through it   aquifer  
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land areas that remain wet for all or part of the year   wetland  
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an area where salty ocean water mixes with fresh water from rivers   estuary  
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a process used to separate the salt from seawater for the purpose of reclaiming one or both materials   desalination  
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the method of determining the depth of the ocean using echoes; acronym for sound navigation and ranging   sonar  
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cracks in the ocean crust that release mineral-rich water that has been heated by Earth’s interior   hydrothermal vent  
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process in which carbohydrates are made from carbon dioxide and water using chemical nutrients as the energy source rather than sunlight like in photosynthesis   chemosynthesis  
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the movement of colder, nutrient-rich waters from the deep ocean into shallow areas   upwelling  
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