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What are two natural processes that can increase the salinity of seawater?
Two processes are: >regular dissolving of mineral salts from the surroundings >more and more animals decafcdsafying in the sea.ghgd
What causes the density of seawater to increase?
The density of seawater increases if salinity increases.
What are two natural processes that increases the salinity of seawater?
Evaporation and the formation of sea ice.
How does the salinity of sea ice compare to the salinity of normal seawater?
Ice has zero salinity. When it is frozen, the salt is pushed out. Therefore, since the salinity of normal seawater is about 35 ppt, it has 35 ppt more salinity than seawater.
Which is not a process the decreases the salinity of seawater?
evaporation
Is not a process that decrease the salinity of seawater?
evaporation
What is the average salinity of seawater by weight?
The average salinity of seawater is about 35 grams of dissolved salts per kilogram of seawater, or 3.5% by weight.
Why do oceanographers take measurements of the of the seawater?
Conductivity can be used to calculate the salinity of the water.
What is the best way to remember salinity?
Drink a (small) glass of seawater and you will remember salinity.
What is the measure of the total amount of solid material dissolved in seawater called?
Salinity
What is the average salinity in the oceans?
The average salinity of seawater is 35 parts per thousand (or ppt).
What is the average of salinity?
The average salinity of seawater is about 35 parts per thousand
