AICE CH 7 VOCAB REVIEW

Front

Layer of water below the mixed surface layer with rapid salinity change as depth increases.

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Halocline

Front

Layer between two water layers of different temperatures

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Thermocline

Front

Water falling from the atmosphere as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

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Precipitation

Front

pH = 7

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Neutral

Front

Numeric value of acidity/alkalinity on a logarithmic scale.

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pH

Front

Process of being dissolved

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Dissolution

Front

Change from liquid to gas below boiling point

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Evaporation

Front

Layer in ocean with lowest dissolved oxygen, found 100m-1000m deep below photic zone.

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Oxygen minimum layer

Front

Concentration of oxygen dissolved in a solution.

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Dissolved Oxygen

Front

Flow of water from land due to precipitation

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Run-off