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What forms where the density of the ocean increases?
oceans stuff
The density of the ocean water increases when it?
gets colder
What water temperature increases density of ocean water?
When the ocean water freezes, it increases the salinity. When the ocean water freezes at the surface, ice will float on top of water because ice is less dense than liquid water. The dissolved solids are squeezed out of the ice and enter the liquid water below the ice. This increases the salinity of the water. The density of the water also increases.
Which two factors influence seawater density?
-As temperature increases, density increases (due to thermal expansion) -As salinity increases, density increases (due to the addition of more dissolved material) -As pressure increases, density increases (due to the compressive effects of pressure) of these 3 factors, only temperature and salinity influence the density of surface water. Pressure influences seawater density only when very high pressures are encountered, such as in deep ocean trenches.'' (Thurman H., et al, 2002)
The density of ocean water increases when it?
Ocean water gets more dense as temperature goes down. So, the colder the water, the more dense it is. Increasing salinity also increases the density of sea water. Source: Science book.
How have oceans on venus and mars affected the density of their atmospheres?
It's due to the chemical reaction of the co2 on the ocean water, since there is no salt the density increases
What happens if the density increases?
Density is a characteristic of a given material. Water, for example, has a certain density (which is somewhat dependent upon temperature but let's say that the temperature is constant). It does not matter how much water you have, it will all have the same density. One teaspoon has much less mass, but the same density as an entire ocean.
If mass stays the same and volume decreases what does density do?
Density increases
When mass decreases density decreases?
No mass increases as density increases because the formula for density is density= mass/ volume. In a fraction, if the numerator increases, then the end product increases. So in the density formula, mass is the numerator and directly correlates with the density.
When altitude increases does air density?
The density of the atmosphere decreases with altitude.
In general he density of sea water increases as?
depth and salinity increases density of sea water increases
The density of sea water increases as?
the density of sea water increases as salinity increases and temperature decreases
