| A | B |
| density | How tightly packed a substance's molecules are. |
| temperature | The average speed of a substance's molecules. |
| ocean | large body of salt water |
| salinity | salt content |
| current | A body of air or water moving in a certain direction. |
| thermo | Root word meaning 'heat'. |
| haline | Root word meaning 'salt'. |
| aquatic | Growing or living upon the water. |
| solvent | A substance that can dissolve other substances. |
| dissolve | A solid, liquid, or gas that spreads evenly into another solid, liquid, or gas. |
| solution | A mixture of two or more substances. |
| convection | The transfer of heat thorugh the movement of a liquid or gas. |
| freshwater | Bodies of water with low amounts of dissolved salts. |
| evaporation | The process of a substance changing from a liquid to a gas. |
| states of matter | solid, liquid, gas, or plasma |
| sol | Root word meaning 'to loosen'. |