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When evaporation occurs at a rate faster than precipitation, the net result is that salt is left behind and the salinity in the oceans will increase. Of course, new salt is brought into the ocean by rivers and deposition of salts on the sea floor takes salt out of the ocean. As a whole, the salinity of the ocean (total salt everywhere) has not changed for millions of years since these input and removal processes are in balance. The increased "saltiness" created by the imbalance between precipitation and evaporation in certain areas of the ocean (some very large) is balance by areas that are fresher so the whole ocean is not getting saltier.
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∙ 14y agoIt increases when the climate is warm. It does so because the sun evaporates the water and leaves all the salt behind, increasing the salinity. It makes the salinity above average
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How are density and salinity related?
Increasing the salinity the density is also increased.
Which condition of ocean water varies with the location and seasons?
salinity
What does not affect ocean salinity?
Chitin.
What is the amount of dissolved salt in the ocean?
salinity
Describe the ocean and explain how the water cycle affects the salinity of the ocean?
Hhj
A zone in which the ocean's salinity increases rapidly with increasing depth is called?
halocline
How are density and salinity related?
Increasing the salinity the density is also increased.
How does evaporation affects salinity?
Evaporation leaves salt behind. So as ocean water decreases, the percentage of salt increases, increasing salinity. As evaporation increases, rainfall also increases, thus it decreasing the salinity of ocean water.
How do salinity and density related to each other?
Increasing the salinity the density is also increased.
Which is the ocean with the lowest salinity?
Arctic ocean
The salinity of the ocean?
You could increase the salinity of the ocean by adding salt or removing water (ie: by evaporation).
Which condition of ocean water varies with the location and seasons?
salinity
Is salinity high on open ocean?
In open ocean evaporation affects the salinity of the oceans, in closed oceans the lack of sunrays cause greater salinity levels.
The measure of the amount of solids dissolved in ocean water is what?
salinity
Which areas of the ocean have the lowest salinity and why?
The lowest areas of salinity in an ocean are near where fresh water rivers empty into them. This is because the influx of fresh water creates an area of lower salinity compared to the remainder of the ocean.
An increase in ocean salinity can increase what creating a current?
An increase in ocean salinity can increase density creating a convection current.
What is the more effective salt in increasing salinity among salts?
Salinity is due principally to sodium chloride.
