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Does the thermocline layer lay below the surface layer or above the layer?
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∙ 8y ago
This is essentially correct, the correct use of Thermocline is often misunderstood. the temperature of the water is nearly always cooler than the outside air, the temperature declines- thermo-heat- pluc Decline- hence thermocline, with increasing depth but the external pressure goes up, an important problem for submarine designers, divers, and the like. almost always the water temperature is lower than the surrounding air, as shore-types well know.
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∙ 13y ago
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Why is the surface zone warmer than the thermocline?
The surface zone is the outer most layer in the ocean and is heated by the sun's energy. - A sixth grader answered this
Which term refers to the layer of water in which there is a rapid change of temperature with depth in the ocean?
Thermocline
What are the three temperature layers of ocean water?
the first layer is the surface layer it is nice and warm and mixed with the waves. the next layer is the thermocline it is just warm not any thing special. the next is freezing cold i would not want to go there.
A layer in a body of water in which water temperature drops with increased depth faster than it does in other layers?
This is known as a thermocline. It is a layer where the temperature decreases rapidly with depth. The thermocline often separates the warm surface waters from the colder deeper waters in a lake or ocean.
What is the layer above the Earth's surface?
the layer above the earth is the troposphere
What the is thermocline?
The transition layer between the mixed layer at the surface and the deep water layer.
Why does temperature in the thermocline decrease quickly with depth?
The sun can't reach the thermocline layer to heat that depth of water
How do producers in the ocean make food above the thermocline layer?
They Use Chemosynthesis.
What marks the transition between the warm surface layer and the deep zone of cold water in the oceans?
Thermocline
Why is the surface zone warmer than the thermocline?
The surface zone is the outer most layer in the ocean and is heated by the sun's energy. - A sixth grader answered this
Why the surface zone warmer than the thermocline?
The surface zone is the outer most layer in the ocean and is heated by the sun's energy. - A sixth grader answered this
Does dense water sink into or floats onto less dence water?
Yes, more dense (colder water) sinks below less dense (warmer) water. That is the reason for the Thermocline.^^^^^^A widespread permanent thermocline exists beneath the relatively warm, well-mixed surface layer, from depths of about 200 m (660 feet) to about 1,000 m (3,000 feet), in which interval temperatures diminish steadily. The deep waters below the thermocline layer decrease in temperature much more gradually toward the seafloor. In latitudes marked by distinct seasons, a seasonal thermocline at much shallower depths forms during the summer as a result of solar heating, and it is destroyed by diminished insolation and increased surface turbulence during the winter. Water density is governed by temperature and salinity; consequently, the thermocline coincides generally with the pycnocline, or layer in which density increases rapidly with depth. The middle layer of water in a lake or reservoir during the summer is also called a thermocline.^^^^"thermocline." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica 2009 Deluxe Edition. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2009.
The boundary in the ocean where cold deep ocean water meets the sun warmed water nearer the surface?
Thermal Layer
Which term refers to the layer of water in which there is a rapid change of temperature with depth in the ocean?
Thermocline
What are the three temperature layers of ocean water?
the first layer is the surface layer it is nice and warm and mixed with the waves. the next layer is the thermocline it is just warm not any thing special. the next is freezing cold i would not want to go there.
Why does the temperature in the thermocline decrease with depth?
The sun can't reach the thermocline layer to heat that depth of water
What animals live in the thermocline layer of the ocean?
different types of micro organism are live thermocline.
