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Ocean water is more dense than fresh water due to which content?
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Ocean water has many more various salts and minerals dissolved in it.
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Why is ocean water more dense than regular fresh water?
Ocean water has salt and other minerals, but fresh water has no salt. Fresh water also has minerals in it, but ocean water has more.
What is the difference between fresh water and ocean?
Ocean water has a higher salinity (salt content) than fresh water does.
Are rivers and streams fresh or salty?
river is fresh water because it has no salt in it. ocean is salt water because of its salt content. hope this helps
What is the type of water has a very low salinity content when compared to brackish and the ocean?
Fresh Water
Why does a ship entering from fresh water to sea water sinks more?
You have it backwards. A ship floats higher in seawater than freshwater. This is because the dissolved salt makes seawater denser. due to the lack of salt content in fresh water. the salinity of ocean water makes it more dense, allowing the boat to sit higher in the water.
Which is densier ocean water or tap water?
Salt water is more dense than fresh water. The salts and minerals in ocean water have more mass/volume than the water. So, the total density is greater .
Can ocean plants survive on fresh water?
they can if the ocean is fresh water
How much fresh water is in the ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is salty, there is no fresh water in it.
Is cold ocean water more dense than water water?
more dense
Where is the ocean most dense?
The ocean is most dense towards the bottom of the sea. As the water in the ocean gets colder it gets more dense.
How much fresh water different from ocean water?
fresh water doesnt have saltinity in it but, ocean water does.
Why is warm water more dense that fresh water?
fresh water is more dense than hot water and this is just a guess from a sixth grader SO DON'T JUDGE ME!!!!
