Ocean Water

the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance

• salinity
• profit
• density
• weight

free-floating microscopic plants and animals

• plankton
• kelp
• crustaceans
• boats

this factor is affected by the amount of solar energy an area receives and by the movement of water

• pack ice
• thermocline
• density
• ocean temperature

can indicate the presence of phytoplankton in the ocean

• food web
• thermocline
• salinity
• ocean color

atmospheric gases that are also the main gases found in ocean water

• nitrogen, oxide, methane
• nitrogen, carbon monoxide, flatulence
• nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide
• oxygen, methanol, ketone

a layer in a body of water in which water temperature drops with increased depth faster than it does in other areas

• thermocline
• incline
• saline
• decline

important resources supplied by the ocean

• minerals, sediments, salt
• food, minerals, fresh water
• salt, humus, oxygen
• fresh water, nodules, salt

major pollutants in the ocean

• herbicide, insecticide, rainbows
• DDT, salt, plankton
• plankton, acid, nodules
• mercury, insecticide, and DDT

a measure of the amount of dissolved solids in a given amount of liquid

• DDT
• plankton
• salinity
• icee

a floating layer of sea ice that completely covers an area of the ocean surface

• pack ice
• titanic
• ice fishing
• glaciers