Unit13TheWaterPlanetThePropertiesofWaterQuestionsforlistening:Oceans:______﹪Marianlife:_________species995millionChemicalstructureWatermolecule’structure:Influence:Twohydrogenatomsandoneoxygenatom1
Itcanbreakdownbothsolidsandgases
Thechemicalstructurealsomakesitdifferentfromalmosteverythingelseonearth
SalinityThesalinityoftheearth’socean:Influence:About35partsperthousandAffectsbothitsweightandfreezingpoint
/heavierthanpurewater\lowerthanpurewaterDensityDefinition:Measurement:Thedensityofpurewater:Influence:Thechangewhenbeingfrozen:Itistherelationshipbetweenmassandvolume
Kilogrammespercubicmeter(kg/m3)1,000kg/m3Makethemarineanimalsfloataroundthesea
Itsdensitydecreases
HeatcapacityDefinition:Theheatcapacityofwater:Influence:Itistheamountofenergyittakestoraisethetemperatureofasubstancebyone