Ocean's Temperature, Salinity and Density

The word "Marine" in relation to marine science means...

• found in or produced by the sea

• to frolic in a meadow of grass

• Saltiness

• a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea, in particular a member of the US Marine Corps

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What does Oceanography study?

• animals

• the chemical, physical, geological ocean

• seawater

• waves, tides, currents

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What percentage of Earth is covered with water?

• 97

• 65

• 30

• 71

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This is the largest ocean, and the deepest.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Southern Ocean

The Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the ocean, is _______ feet deep.

• 29,000

• 36,000

• 1,000

• 100

The Challenger Deep is the deepest part of the ocean (36,000 feet) and is found in this ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

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What is Salinity?

• The amount of Carbon Dioxide in the water

• The temperature of the water

• The amount of dissolved salts in the water

• The density of the water

The following water sample will SINK the FASTEST

• Hot freshwater

• Cold freshwater

• Hot saltwater

• Cold saltwater

Salinity of seawater is expressed in these units...

• Parts per Million

• Parts per Thousand

• Parts per Negative

• Parts per Hundred

Saltwater is (MORE/LESS) dense than freshwater

• MORE

• LESS