Geology vocab

2. the tightness across the surface of water that is caused by the polar molecules pulling on one another
5. The tendency of water molecules to stick to each other.
9. the tendency of water to stick to other substances
11. a system for the detection of objects under water and for measuring the water's depth
13. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree celcius...amount of heat required to increase the temperature of water
15. the amount of matter in a given space; mass per unit volume
16. underwater robots that are deployed from the ship to the sea
17. the area of land that is drained by a water system
18. an opening in the seabed of the Earth by which geothermal energy escapes.
20. Zone the area of the ocean outside of coastal areas.

1. a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface.
3. the area drained by a river and its tributaries
4. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
6. water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface.
7. the quality of water that makes it able to dissolve more substances than any other solvent can
8. a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater.
10. collection of organisms that drift in water
12. live in or on the bottom.
14. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
19. Animals that swim or move freely in the ocean