NOSB-2

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Temperature at which fresh water has a maximum density...

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4°C

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How many feet of sea water cause 1 atm of pressure?

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10 ft

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What is the average salinity of seawater?

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The average salinity of seawater is about 35 parts per thousand.

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What is the most common form of carbon in sea water? Options: carbon dioxide (CO₂), carbonic acid (H₂CO₃), bicarbonate ion (HCO₃^-), carbonate ion (CO₃^2-)

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bicarbonate ion (HCO₃^-)

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Study of the underwater depth of ocean floors

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Bathymetry

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Ocean depth below which calcite supply is less than calcite solvation

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Calcite compensation depth

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One celled marine phytoplankton with a microscopic plating of calcite

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coccolithophores

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Deflection of moving objects relative to a rotating reference frame

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Coriolis Effect

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Non-living particulate organic material

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Detritus

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The layer of ocean water where sunlight penetrates but is insufficient for photosynthesis

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dysphotic zone