Properties of Ocean Water

As the depth of the ocean water ______________, the temperature _________________.

• increases, decreases
• decreases, increases

How is the salt in the ocean water measured in? 

• Salty
• Salts
• Salt
• Salinity

What effects salinity? 

• Evaporation rates
• runoff
• Both evaporation rates and runoff

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

• salinity
• profit
• density
• weight

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

This type of ocean water dissolves gases most easily

• cold
• warm
• shallow
• salty

Why is the ocean called a carbon sink?   

• Ocean water destroys trace carbon elements.   
• Organisms in the water release carbon dioxide into the air. 
• Ocean water dissolves carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.     
• Ocean water becomes saltier with high carbon levels