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What is the warmest ocean?
The Indian ocean is the warmest ocean
Where is the majority of the water stored in the hydrosphere?
the ocean.
Is it true or false that ocean water makes up only a small part of the hydrosphere?
False, ocean water makes up 93% of the hydrosphere. Fresh water makes up 7% of the hydrosphere. The hydrosphere takes up 75% percent of the earth's surface.
Which is the warmest ocean?
The warmest ocean is the Indian Ocean. The temperature of the surface water is sometimes as warm as 36.6 degrees Celsius. However, in the south, the waters become icy cold where the Indian Ocean meets the chilly Southern Ocean.
The temperature of the ocean water is warmest near the?
Equator.
The warmest ocean?
The warmest ocean in the world is the Indian ocean.
Does the hydrosphere refer to mostly ocean water?
Quite so; most of the world's water (and hence, most of the world's hydrosphere) is in the oceans.
Is the equator the warmest part of the ocean?
Ocean water generally gets warmer toward the equator and cooler toward the poles. However, the warmest water is not usually observed directly on the equator itself.
Where is the warmest part of the ocean in the world?
In the Tropics. Shallow water will retain more heat than deeper water.
How deep into the earth is the hydrosphere?
The hydrosphere is the depth of the deepest ocean. 14,000-feet. Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the ocean is almost seven-miles deep. The hydrosphere contains all the water on or near the surface of the earth, including water found in clouds.
Why is the top layer of the ocean of the warmest?
Warm water is less dense than cold water.
The hydrosphere which consists of all of Earth's water is maintained?
There is a water cycle. Water evaporates, but then it rains back down. It leaves the ocean and returns to the ocean.
