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Which process increases the salinity of ocean water?
Evaporation: Water evaporating from the surface will increase the salt concentration and hence the density of sea water. Dilution: An inflow of fresh water (rivers, rain) will dilute the salt solution leading to a decrease in density. Temperature: As the temperature of sea water increases it expands. As the volume increases, the density will decrease. Cooling will have the opposite effect. It should be noted that water has its highest density at 4 degrees C after which it starts to decrease. Pressure: Although it is considered that liquids cannot be compressed, some compression is in fact observed in deep oceans. The deeper you go, the higher the density of the sea water. Coriolis effect
Factors that impact drainage density?
runoff- the higher the evaporation the lower the drainage desity.the amount of rainfall and infiltration. if there is more rainfall there is less infiltration
What forms when more dense seawater sinks under less dense seawater?
Density current
Salinity in the ocean is highest in regions where is high and is low?
Salinity in the ocean is highest in regions where evaporation is high and precipitation is low. Density in seawater is determined by both temperature and salinity.
What causes density currents?
Currents in the coastal water masses
Can freezing cause a density current?
No, trade winds and evaporation can cause a density current but not freezing.
The cause of the density current that flows over the Strait of Gibraltar is?
Evaporation.
The cause of the density current that flows over the Strait of Gibraltar is what?
Evaporation.
Does evaporation of salt water cause it to increase or decrease density?
The density increase after evaporation.
Do evaporation of salt water cause density increase or decrease?
During evaporation the density increase.
Do evaporation of salt water cause density to increase or decrease?
The density of water increase after evaporation.
Does evaporation of saltwater cause density to increase or decrease?
The density of the water increases.
Which is a cause of density currents?
Density currents are caused by differences in water density. This can be due to variations in temperature, salinity, or both. When denser water sinks and interacts with lighter water, it creates a current that moves along the density gradient.
What causes density currents to form in the Mediterranean Sea?
the answer to this question is a density current forms when more dense seawater sinks beneath less dense seawater
What happens to density during evaporation of salt water?
The density increase.
Why does the evaporation increase the density if ocean water?
By evaporation concentration of salt increase; salted water has a higher density than pure water.
Why does evaporation increase the density o ocean water?
The concentration of solutes increase after evaporation.
