ocean salinity

ocean salinity

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11th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which process does NOT lead to a decrease in the salinity of water? Options: runoff from land, precipitation, sea ice melting, evaporation

Back

evaporation

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which term refers to a rapid change of temperature with increasing depth of the ocean? Options: pycnocline, thermocline, abyssalocline, isothermal cline

Back

thermocline

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater? (Options: depth, latitude, temperature, salt content)

Back

temperature

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

increases

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Is the salt in your salt shaker the same salt that is in our oceans?

Back

true

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is not a process that decreases the salinity of seawater? runoff from land, icebergs melting, precipitation, evaporation

Back

evaporation

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the most abundant salt in the sea?

Back

sodium chloride

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