Salinity

What is the salinity range in the Chesapeake Bay?

• 0-5 ppm

• 0-14 mg/l

• 0-35 ppt

• 0-14 ppt

• 0-100 ppm

What is the tool used to measure salinity?

• sechi disk

• thermometer

• barometer

• hydometer

• saltimeter

If a sample is measured at 17 ppt salinity, which of the following is true? (Select ALL that apply)

• The sample is brackish

• The sample has 17 molecules salt and 983 molecules water

• The sample is 17% salt

• The sample is saltier than ocean water

• The sample is from the dead sea

Where is the Chesapeake Bay the most salty? (Select ALL that apply)

• Southern Bay

• Northern Bay

• By the Susquehanna river

• By the James river

How much salt is in something is called_____________

• Salinity

• Evaporation

• Seamount

The amount of salt found in water is -

• temperature

• salinity

• pollution

• clarity

Salinity varies based on...... (choose 3)

• amount of land runoff

• amount of

  marine life

• rate of evaporation

• melting icebergs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Salinity varies based on...... (choose more than one)

• amount of land runoff

• amount of

  marine life

• rate of evaporation

• melting icebergs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term describes the amount of salt in the water?

• temperature

• salinity

• buoyancy

• depth

When water evaporates from the surface of the ocean, does that increase or decrease the salinity of the ocean water?

• Increase the salinity

• Decrease the salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4