Exploring Our Fluid Earth

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Chemical

Examine the composition and properties of matter to determine how changes in matter impact ocean processes.

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Chemical
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Unit List
  • Matter
    Image of chairs on a beach to represent matter

    Water is the most common substance on earth, and it can be used as a model for other types of matter.

  • Chemistry and Seawater
    image of seawater of varing colors to illustrate difference in seawater chemistry

    There are lots of substances in the ocean that react with each other in predictable ways on a molecular level.

  • Properties of Water
    image of water streaming down with air bubbles illustrating that water properties

    Water is a special substance. It’s unique chemistry make it important to shaping earth’s natural environments.

  • Chemicals as Tracers of Water Movement
    test

    Elements and compounds dissolved in seawater have different origins and reveal the history of water masses in the ocean.

  • Energy and the Water Cycle
    image of ocean with ice illustrating water cycles from frozen to liquid with input of energy

    You have reached the end of a section in Exploring Our Fluid Earth. Energy and the Water Cycle is currently under development.

  • Biogeochemical Cycles
    diagram illustrating ocean cycles

    Physical and biological processes facilitate movement and chemical changes of elements between reservoirs on earth.

  • Seafloor Chemistry
    image of the ocean bottom

    An important component of the seafloor is the sediment that covers it from coast to coast. There are several types of ocean sediments with different origins and properties.

  • Building Blocks of Life
    image illustrating building blocks of life

    You have reached the end of section in Exploring Our Fluid Earth. Building Blocks of Life is currently under development.

Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.