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What are deposits that form from minerals dissolved in ocean water?
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Generically, they are called "rime". Primary constituents are salt, with other solutes being metal oxides and such.
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What are the steps by which minerals deposits form around chimneys on the ocean floor?
1) Ocean water seeps down through cracks in the crust. 2) Water comes in contact with magma that heats it to a very high temperature. 3) The heated water then dissolves minerals from the crust and rushes upward. 4)The solution billows out of chimneys. When the solution hits the sea, minerals crystallize on the ocean floor.
Where do plants in the ocean get carbon?
Carbon Dioxide dissolves in ocean water. Plants in the ocean use the carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean water.
Athlete choose one water source over another mostly based on which of the following?
Taste due to the type of minerals dissolved in the water
What is the name of the process by which water carries dissolved minerals from the upper horizons down to the lower levels?
It is called Leaching
Describe the oceans and explain how the water cycle affects the salinity of the ocean?
Oceans are big water bodies. Salinity is due to the presence of minerals in water.
How are the minerals and dissolved gases in ocean water used?
The minerals and dissolved gases in ocean water are used by plant and animals.
What causes mineral deposits in your water?
These minerals are dissolved in the water while it moves through the earth.
What forms when groundwater that contains dissolved minerals cools or evaporates?
Mineral deposits are formed when ground water that contains dissolved minerals are cooled or has evaporated. Some of these mineral deposits are iron ions, magnesium, and calcium.
What two minerals may form when dissolved in water crystallize on the bottom of lakes and seas?
halite deposits
What examples of minerals that can form when materials dissolved in water crystallize on the bottoms of lakes and seas?
Halite deposits.
How did mineral deposits get there?
Superheated water forces its way into rock faults. It contains many dissolved minerals which crystallise out when the water cools.
What two minerals may form when materials dissolved in water crystallize on the bottoms of lakes and seas?
halite deposits
What is the major source of the dissolved minerals that affect the salinity of ocean water?
Continental Erosion
Ocean water is more dense than fresh water due to which content?
Ocean water has many more various salts and minerals dissolved in it.
What is water that is free from dissolved minerals?
Dissolved minerals are usually in the form of ions. Therefore water that is free of dissolved minerals is called deionized water.
How it is that in some countries the water people get leaves deposits in their kettles?
Because the water they are using contains high concentrations of dissolved minerals, these are left behind when the water boils
Why are minerals that are highly water soluble difficult to find in large deposits or are found only in dry regions?
There is a lot of water on earth. A lot of it. And it is continually recycled. It has a tendency to wash anything that is water soluble into the ocean, where it remains dissolved as the water cycle continues. This has been happening for millions and millions of years, and a lot of water soluble minerals have been dissolved in seawater over that time.In contrast, we can find water soluble minerals in dry regions. In places where it is extremely arid, there is so little precipitation that the water soluble minerals haven't been dissolved and washed away like they have been in other regions.
