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Josianne Prohaska
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What is ocean salinity usually expressed in?
parts per thousand
What is ocean water salinity?
Salinity is defined as the total amount of solid material in grams contained in 1km of sea water and is expressed as part per thousand. Salinity affects physical property of ocean such as temperature, pressure, density, waves and currents.
What is salinity and how is salinity expressed?
Salinity is a measure of thew salt content in a solution and is expressed in parts per thousand (ppt)
Salinity of sea water is usually measured in parts per?
It is expressed as 'permille' or parts per thousand
Which is the ocean with the lowest salinity?
Arctic ocean
The salinity of the ocean?
You could increase the salinity of the ocean by adding salt or removing water (ie: by evaporation).
Which condition of ocean water varies with the location and seasons?
salinity
Is salinity high on open ocean?
In open ocean evaporation affects the salinity of the oceans, in closed oceans the lack of sunrays cause greater salinity levels.
The measure of the amount of solids dissolved in ocean water is what?
salinity
Which areas of the ocean have the lowest salinity and why?
The lowest areas of salinity in an ocean are near where fresh water rivers empty into them. This is because the influx of fresh water creates an area of lower salinity compared to the remainder of the ocean.
An increase in ocean salinity can increase what creating a current?
An increase in ocean salinity can increase density creating a convection current.
How would salinity change if some ocean water evaporated?
Salinity is increased.
