Ocean physical properties

Which of the following increases salinity?

• precipitation

• melting sea ice and glaciers

• evaporation

• Rivers adding freshwater

In addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater?

• depth
• latitude
• temperature
• salt content

The amount of salt found in water is -

• temperature
• salinity
• pollution
• clarity

What 2 things decrease as you go deeper into the ocean?

• Temperature/ Sunlight 
• Pressure/ Marine life 
• Sunlight/ Pressure
• Temperature/ Pressure 

Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?

• 4, 3, 2, 1
• 1, 2, 3, 4
• 3, 4, 2, 1, 
• 4, 3, 1, 2

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is salinity?

• the amount of matter in a specific volume
• the degree of how hot or cold something is
• the landforms of the continent or the oceans
• how much salt is dissolved in a liquid

Which number represents the Atlantic Ocean?

• 7
• 2
• 4
• 9

Which number represents the Pacific Ocean?

• 7
• 2
• 4
• 9

Which number represents the Indian Ocean?

• 7
• 2
• 4
• 9

The deeper you go in the ocean the ______________ it gets.

• darker

• lighter