Water Distribution and Salinity

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Is it true that there is about 2% of the Earth's water frozen in icebergs?

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True

Front

Is it true that there is only about 1% of water available on Earth for consumption?

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True

Front

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

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97% saltwater, 3% freshwater

Front

Salt in the ocean is NaCl, sodium chloride

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true

Front

What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean?

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increases

Front

As we go deeper into the ocean, salinity ___________.

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Increases

Front

The graph shows the distribution of water on Earth's surface. What can be concluded from this image?

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Most of the water available on earth is not drinkable.

Front

When water gets warmer what happens to its density?

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it is less dense

Front

Things float on/in water because they are

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less dense

Front

The saltiest water is found __________________

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at the bottom layers of the ocean because salty water is very dense