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Mixing in the ocean occurs on several scales, the smallest scale being molecular. If a layer of warm, salty water lies above a layer of colder, fresher water, the heat and salt will tend to diffuse (spread out) downwards to make a single layer with intermediate temperature and salinity values.
Pablo Friesen
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∙ 12y agooceans mix when it hits another ocean for example when the pacific ocean hits the Atlantic ocean it it creates palantic ocean the way it mixs is well that's a whole different story
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What are the names of the two oceans that meet but don't mix?
The names of the two oceans that meet but never mix are Pacific Ocean and the Bering sea.
The two oceans that meet and do not mix?
meditarreansea and atlantic ocean
What made the world a smaller and helped cultures to mix?
The oceans became highways. -Apex
Are there freshwater oceans?
Where a freshwater river drains into an ocean, the fresh water may mix with the salt water ... this is called brackish water.
What is a sea and how do seas and oceans connect?
sea is small part of water while ocean is larger then sea and always liquid mix easily so sea and ocean water mix with each other
How does car pollution affect oceans?
The carbon dioxide in the car creates pollution and it will brake free from the car and into the air. when it rains, the pollution will mix with the rain. Then, when the rain falls, it falls into the lakes, oceans and rivers. There for it's polluting the water.
If crude oil can evaporate and 10 million gallons get dumped into the oceans a year would that mean it would eventually mix with the rain?
yes
Why do some say that the earths oceans are really one ocean?
A good argument can be made that there is only one ocean because there are no physical barriers separating the oceans from one another. For example, one can travel from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean by boat simply by sailing around the southern tip of South America.
Are all the worlds oceans blue?
Naturally the ocean is supposed to be clear. The blue is an illusion of the sky reflecting on the water. The color we see now is a mix of all the dirt,sand,slime, and seaweed at the bottom of the ocean.
Do other oceans have oceans?
No, there are 7 oceans and seas.
How many oceans are there in Alaska?
There are no oceans in Alaska, it is surrounded by two oceans, the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans.
What oceans are in the southern oceans?
no
