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What is the most important factor affecting seawater density?
Relative salinity is the most important factor in seawater density.
What causes the density of seawater to increase?
The density of seawater increases if salinity increases.
The average salinity of the world ocean?
Salinity of the ocean water is defined as the dissolved salt content in a body of water. The salinity of the ocean is 3.5%, the salinity increases as you approach the equator and decreases as you approach the poles.
What causes cold climates at the poles?
Since the earth is a sphere, the north and south poles are further away from the sun and the equator is closer.
In the northern hemisphere the Coriolis effect causes winds to curve to the what?
The coriolis force is strongest at the poles
What causes cold deep currents to in the ocean near the poles?
Sinking of dense, cold water with high salinity :)
What causes cold deep currents to form in the ocean near the poles?
Sinking of dense, cold water with high salinity :)
Is salinity a biotic factor?
No, salinity would be abiotic.
If salinity decreased at the poles the water near the poles would?
decrease in density and become water vapor
If salinity increased at the poles the water near the poles would?
it would definitely mess up the circulation of water and temperature. the salinity of the water is right now is based on many factors and it would be hard to be changed.
What area in the ocean is more likely to have the lowest salinity?
Areas near the poles like the Arctic Ocean will have the lowest salinity
Why is salinity important for the chesapeake bay?
Salinity is a key factor influencing the physical make-up of the Bay
How does salinity change the properties of water?
Salinity causes the water to forget it's properties and relatives.
What causes ocean water near the poles to be colder than ocean water near the equator?
the sun's rays strike the water at a angle at the poles APEX
What is a factor that affects salinity the in the ocean?
sheep stays sheep
What can causes a increase in the density of the ocean water?
the amount of salinity in the water and high temperatures
What factor affects the density of sea water?
Temperature, salinity, and pressure.
