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Read each sentence and identify the word/phrase that you believe correctly completes the statement. Then, click on the arrow to see if your answer is correct.


1. Many of the unique properties of water result from the that form between water molecules.


2. Substances can exist in three states or phases: , , and . is the only substance that naturally occurs in all three phases on earth.


3. Water is capable of transporting large amounts of energy because of its high .


4. Water is called the because it can dissolve so many things. Dissolved materials are known as .


5. Salts are composed of oppositely charged particles called .


6. The principle that the is always the same is called the rule of constant proportions.


7. The of seawater is determined by temperature and salinity.


8. Because other colors are more, light penetrates the deepest in the ocean.


9. Most of the time the ocean is , or layered, according to the density of the water.


10. The deflects all large-scale motions on the earth's surface.


11. The major surface currents form large circular systems called .


12. Waves transport but not water.


13. The affects the tides more than any other celestial body. Tides are also influenced by and bottom features such as and the shape of the basin of the body of water.







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