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| 7175584431 | Adhesion | The tendency of water to stick to other substances | 0 | |
| 7175586818 | Buoyancy | The ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object | 1 | |
| 7175587981 | Capillary Action | The process that moves water through a narrow porous space | 2 | |
| 7175588872 | Cohesion | The attractive force between water molecules | 3 | |
| 7175590438 | Density | The measure of mass of a substance per unit volume | 4 | |
| 7175592040 | Insoluble | Not soluble; does not dissolve in a solvent | 5 | |
| 7175593440 | Polarity | Uneven distribution of charges across a molecule | 6 | |
| 7175594565 | Soluble | Having the ability to be dissolved in another substance | 7 | |
| 7175595318 | Specific Heat | The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius | 8 | |
| 7175596130 | Surface Tension | The force that acts on the surface of water | 9 | |
| 7175596832 | Universal Solvent | The quality of water that makes it able to dissolve more substances that any other substance | 10 | |
| 7175598051 | Solvent | The substance that does the dissolving | 11 | |
| 7175598787 | Solute | The substance the is being dissolved | 12 | |
| 7175600134 | Condensation | The process of warm air cooling as it rises and releasing moisture in the form of a liquid | 13 | |
| 7175601017 | Evaporation | The process by which a liquid is changed into a vapor | 14 | |
| 7175601735 | Fresh water | Water on Earth that is used for human consumption | 15 | |
| 7175602430 | Groundwater | Water located below Earth's surface | 16 | |
| 7175602733 | Human Consumption | The ability for humans to eat/drink | 17 | |
| 7175603626 | Hydrosphere | The portion of the Earth that contains water | 18 | |
| 7175604193 | Impermeable | Does not allow water to move through | 19 | |
| 7175604868 | Infiltration | Water that seeps into rocks and between particles of soil | 20 | |
| 7175607662 | Percolation | The downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in soil due to gravity | 21 | |
| 7175608595 | Permeable | Having pores or openings that allow water (or other liquids) to flow through them | 22 | |
| 7175609565 | Precipitation | The rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from clouds onto the Earth's land and oceans | 23 | |
| 7175609828 | Runoff | Is precipitation that flows over land into streams and rivers. This water later enters oceans | 24 | |
| 7175611013 | Transpiration | Water vapor given off by plant photosynthesis | 25 | |
| 7175612102 | Water Cycle | The continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean | 26 | |
| 7175612931 | Aquifer | An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water | 27 | |
| 7175615431 | Artesian Well | A well in which water rises because of pressure within aquifer | 28 | |
| 7175616044 | Drought | A long period of scarce rainfall | 29 | |
| 7175617189 | Glaciers | A large mass of moving ice and snow on land | 30 | |
| 7175617726 | Hydrology | The study of water | 31 | |
| 7175618381 | Hydrosphere | The portion of Earth that contains water | 32 | |
| 7175620354 | Icecaps | A glacier forming on an extensive area of relatively level land and flowing outward from its center | 33 | |
| 7175621117 | Icebergs | A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier | 34 | |
| 7175621540 | Reservoir | A lake that stores water for human use | 35 | |
| 7175622852 | River Basin | The region of land drained by a river and its tributaries | 36 | |
| 7175623488 | Watershed | The land area that supplies water to a river system | 37 | |
| 7175624396 | Wetland | A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year. AKA estuary, swamp, bog | 38 | |
| 7175625489 | Oceanography | The study and exploration of the world's ocean. | 39 | |
| 7175626281 | ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) | Unmanned submersible tethered to a mother ship and operated by pilots using a joy stick. | 40 | |
| 7175626887 | Scuba | Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus - device that allows divers to breathe underwater for long periods of time | 41 | |
| 7175627930 | SONAR | SOund NAvigation Ranging - used to measure ocean depth by sending sound to bounce off the ocean floor. | 42 | |
| 7175628975 | Submersible | A small submarine used to explore the ocean depths; equipped with windows, lights, mechanical arms, cameras and other scientific instruments capable of seeing and recording data. | 43 | |
| 7175629637 | Abyssal Plain | Mostly flat portion of ocean floor which provides a home to a variety of unique organisms that are adapted to the extreme conditions of this habitat. | 44 | |
| 7175632348 | Benthos | Organisms that live on or in the ocean floor | 45 | |
| 7175633166 | Chemosynthesis | The production of organic material by energy from chemical reactions rather than light. | 46 | |
| 7175633875 | Consumer | Feed on other organisms (plant or animal) because they cannot make their own food. | 47 | |
| 7175634701 | Continental Shelf | Extends from the edge of the continent outward to where the bottom sharply drops off into a steep slope. | 48 | |
| 7175636735 | Continental Slope | The steep incline between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain | 49 | |
| 7175637664 | Ecosystem | A community of different but interdependent species and their non-living environment. | 50 | |
| 7175638103 | Estuary | body of water where a river meets the ocean | 51 | |
| 7175638816 | Food Chain | A hierarchy of food relationships from the simplest to most complex. | 52 | |
| 7175639723 | Habitat | The immediate space where an animal or plant lives and has food, water and protection. | 53 | |
| 7175640069 | Hydrothermal Vent | An opening in the sea floor where super-heated water and other material are discharged into the surrounding seawater | 54 | |
| 7175640732 | Intertidal Zone | The area that lies between the low-tide and the high-tide line. | 55 | |
| 7175641254 | Mid-Ocean Ridge | A chain of undersea mountains that circles the earth through every ocean. | 56 | |
| 7175642075 | Nekton | Free-swimming organisms whose movements are independent of the tides, currents, and waves | 57 | |
| 7175642879 | Neritic Zone | The first 200 meters (656 feet) of ocean water, which includes the seashore and most of the continental shelf. | 58 | |
| 7175643812 | Oceanic Zone | Extends from 200 meters (656 feet) deep all the way down to the bottom of the ocean. | 59 | |
| 7175644233 | Ocean trench | The deepest parts of the ocean. The deepest one is the Marianas Trench (located in the South Pacific Ocean - almost 5 miles (8.05 kilometers) deep. | 60 | |
| 7175644637 | Photosynthesis | A chemical process where plants and algae use a sun's energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water | 61 | |
| 7175645140 | Producer | A living thing that produces its own food within itself, usually by using sunlight energy in photosynthesis | 62 | |
| 7175646538 | Salinity | The amount of dissolved solids in seawater | 63 | |
| 7175647700 | Seamount | A volcanic peak that rises at least 3280 feet (1000 m) from the seafloor. | 64 | |
| 7175648194 | Upwelling | The upward movement to the ocean surface of deeper, cold and usually nutrient-rich waters, especially along some shores, due to the offshore movement of surface waters | 65 | |
| 7175649664 | Bio indicator | Organisms or components of organisms that are used to assess the health of a water system; an organism or community associated with particular environmental condition a change to the number of organisms or the proportions of the community indicate a change in the environment. | 66 | |
| 7175650331 | Dissolved Oxygen | Measure of water quality indicating free oxygen dissolved in water. | 67 | |
| 7175651163 | Indicator | A chemical material or solution which can be used to show (usually by a change in color) the endpoint of a chemical reaction or chemical concentration. | 68 | |
| 7175652156 | Nitrate | Nitrogen compounds used for growth by plants and algae; a compound that can be used by photosynthetic life forms to obtain the nitrogen needed for survival | 69 | |
| 7175653032 | pH | The measure of how acidic or basic a substance. | 70 | |
| 7175654387 | pH scale | Rating of how acidic or basic a substance is the scale goes from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral values less than 7 being acidic and values greater than 7 being | 71 | |
| 7175656074 | Turbidity | A measure of the clarity of the water (how clear is it?) | 72 | |
| 7175657480 | Water quality | Used to describe the health of a water system | 73 | |
| 7175657807 | Contaminates | Any foreign components in a substance, for example in water. | 74 | |
| 7175658218 | Non-point source pollution | Pollution that comes from many places or sources that is not easily identified; pollution that results from water flow picking up trash, toxic chemicals, and other types of waste | 75 | |
| 7175659852 | Point Source pollution | Pollution that can be traced to a specific source such as oil that spills from a pipeline | 76 | |
| 7175660453 | Pollutant | Any substance or form of energy that can cause harm to the environment and make it unfit for use by organisms; any substance that can negatively affect an ecosystem | 77 | |
| 7175661134 | Stewardship | Responsibility for conserving and restoring the Earth's resources for future generations | 78 | |
| 7175661784 | Wastewater | Water that runs into drains that may contain sewage and chemicals from homes and businesses or pollutants from industry | 79 | |
| 7175662836 | Omnivore | An organism that eats both plants and animals | 80 | |
| 7175664897 | Herbivore | An organism that eats only plants | 81 | |
| 7175665462 | Carnivore | An organism that eats only meat | 82 | |
| 7175666416 | Food web | Two or more food chains that are interconnected | 83 | |
| 7175667529 | Food chain | A model that shows the flow of energy from one organism to another | 84 | |
| 7175668001 | Predator | An animal that hunts for food | 85 | |
| 7175668339 | Prey | An animal that is hunted for food | 86 | |
| 7175668680 | Producer | A plant that make its own food | 87 | |
| 7175669629 | Consumer | An organism that cannot make its own food and must eat to get energy | 88 | |
| 7175670317 | Sea | Part of the ocean surrounded by mostly land | 89 | |
| 7175670609 | Salinity | The concentration of salt in the ocean | 90 | |
| 7175671248 | Wave | Rhythmic movement of energy in the water caused by high winds | 91 | |
| 7175674235 | Upwelling | The upward movement of cold water from the ocean floor | 92 | |
| 7175675292 | El Nino | Abnormal climate event that occurs every 2-7 years | 93 | |
| 7175676449 | Continental Shelf | The gradually sloping end of a continent that extends under the ocean | 94 | |
| 7175676939 | Abyssal Plains | Large, flat areas on the ocean floor | 95 | |
| 7175678473 | Guyots | Flat topped seamounts | 96 | |
| 7175679303 | Trenches | The deepest parts of the ocean found along the edge of the ocean floor | 97 | |
| 7175680037 | Mid-ocean Ridge | The area in an ocean basin where new ocean floor is formed | 98 |
