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The two main sources of sediment in the deep sea are:
(1) Coastal Erosion - rivers, wind-blown dust and sand (from the deserts), volcanic eruptions (ash), glacially dumped sediment - about 45%
(2) Dead organisms - shells and skeletons - about 55% The other two are least common: Precipitation from supersaturated water (less than 1%), and Extraterrestrial in origin (a tiny fraction of 1%)
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What does solution mean in science?
Solution is a term in science referring to a mixture of two or more substances in which one substance has been dissolved into the other. The substance doing the dissolving is called a solvent while the substance dissolved is a solute.
When two substances combine to form a mixture the properties of substances what is it?
i have no idea :)
Is Colloids pure substanc or mixture?
Colloidal suspensions are heterogeneous; they necessarily contain more than one substance. You could make one out of two pure substances.
Whats a solute and a solvent?
Solute = the substance dissolved in a given solution. Solvent = a. the process by which a gas, liquid, or solid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, liquid, or solid without chemical change. b. such a substance, as dissolved sugar or salt in solution. c. a homogeneous, molecular mixture of two or more substances. BY: ANTHONY BROOKINS
What makes ocean water a solution?
Because there are thousands (for real) of things dissolved in it
Is sugar dissolved in water a compound or element?
It is a solution, which is a mixture of two or more substances which, when dissolved, cannot be seperated by mechanical means.
What is the difference between mixture and a soluton?
A mixture is when a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together. A solution is is a substance with two or more substances that are completely dissolved in the other.
The two major dissolved gases in ocean water are?
The two principal gases that are dissolved in ocean water are oxygen and carbon dioxide. These gases are vital for marine life.
What is two or more substances dissolved evenly though out another substance?
I think the correct answer is element if i am not mistaking.
What are two primary sources for the materials that comprise the dissolved components in seawater?
Chemical weathering and out gassing
What is a solute in biology?
a homogenous mixture of two or more substances. in Biology solutions often consist of a solute dissolved in water which produces an aqueous solution
What are two sources of salt in ocean water?
Water and rocks what else ;0 ;/
What is a solute made up of?
A solution is a uniform mixture made up of two or more substances.
Is a solution a liquid that dissolves another substance?
No a solution is a liquid that has another substance dissolved in it.Added:When a solute ('the other substance') is dissolved in a solvent (liquid), this will result in a solution.
Which two dissolved solids in ocean water occur in the greatest amount?
Probably sodium chloride and calcium carbonate.
What does solution mean in science?
Solution is a term in science referring to a mixture of two or more substances in which one substance has been dissolved into the other. The substance doing the dissolving is called a solvent while the substance dissolved is a solute.
What are some soluble substances?
Soluble substances are substances that can be dissolved,(example, in a liquid) :CoffeeSaltSugarRaro/ powdered juicebaking sodagelatineand detergent
