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Water and Ocean Structure

Vocabulary Terms

  • absorption
  • active sonar
  • adhesion
  • aphotic zone
  • atom
  • bond
  • calorie
  • chemical bond
  • cohesion
  • compound
  • covalent bond
  • deep zone
  • degree
  • density
  • density curve
  • electron
  • element
  • freezing point
  • halocline
  • heat
  • heat capacity
  • hydrogen bond
  • latent heat of fusion
  • latent heat of vaporization
  • light


  • mixed layer
  • molecule
  • nucleus
  • passive sonar
  • photic zone
  • polar molecule
  • proton
  • pycnocline
  • refraction
  • refractive index
  • scattering
  • sensible heat
  • shadow zone
  • side-scan sonar
  • sofar
  • sofar layer
  • sonar
  • sound
  • state
  • surface zone
  • temperature
  • thermal inertia
  • thermocline
  • thermostatic property
  • water mass

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Water and Ocean Structure
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