Ocean Currents and Water Properties

Front

Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense? Options: 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 1, 4, 3, 1, 2

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4, 3, 2, 1

Front

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______. Hint: consider the movement of food coloring in three containers: warm, room temperature, and cold water.

Back

increase

Front

Where are warm surface ocean currents usually found?

Back

The Equator

Front

Cold ocean currents generally come from

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Either Pole

Front

When ice caps melt, salinity:

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decreases

Front

Which action increases salinity in a container of salt water? Options: Evaporation, Precipitation, Runoff, Rivers

Back

Evaporation

Front

What factor, in addition to salinity, affects the density of seawater?

Back

temperature

Front

As salinity increases, what happens to density?

Back

Density increases

Front

The proportion of dissolved substances in seawater is usually expressed in:

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parts per thousand

Front

Complete the equation: Density =

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Mass / Volume