Properties of Water Crossword

2. Zone of rapid change in salinity. Divides surface salinity from deeper water, but several haloclines may occur.
6. Property of water that describes how water molecules tend to stick to other substances.
8. Bonds that form between the partially positive hydrogen atoms and the partially negative oxygen atoms of water molecules (2 words).
10. Transition layer between warmer mixed water at the surface and cooler deep water below.
11. Physical property of water that depends on the amount of dissolved solids/salt.
13. Molecules of water do this when freezing.
14. Substance with a pH greater than 7.
15. Substance with a pH of 7.

1. Property of water that describes how water molecules stick together.
2. Tool of a marine biologist that is used to determine the salinity of a water sample.
3. Organisms that can tolerate some fluctuations in salinity.
4. Substance with a pH of less than 7.
5. Organisms that cannot tolerate changes in salinity.
7. Chemical property of substances that typically ranges from 0 to 14.
9. Physical property that is dependent upon the amount of kinetic energy within the atoms of a substance.
12. Physical property that is a measure of the amount of matter within a given volume.